Last year, for DDM reading week with Heavenali, I only had time for one short story. I chose The Birds, the first story in one of my beautiful Virago Designer Classic editions. This year I was more organised and finally finished the rest of the collection. The other stories include: Monte Verità (pp. 44-113) "They … Continue reading The Birds and Short Stories | Daphne Du Maurier #DDMreadingweek
The sunlight of late September filled the pale, formal streets between Portland Place and Manchester Square. The sky was a burning blue yet the still air was chill. The first point I wish to highlight about Margaret Elizabeth Jenkins are her birth and death dates - the 31st October 1905 and the 5th September 2010. … Continue reading The Tortoise and the Hare | Elizabeth Jenkins
Jamaica Inn was my latest CC spin choice. I also realised recently that I would be able to join in Heavenali's Daphne Du Maurier reading week too, provided I got my review done on time. So here we go!My Du Maurier journey began many, many years ago when I read Rebecca, undoubtedly her most famous novel. … Continue reading Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
A Far Cry From Kensington was my Classics Club spin #10.I have now read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie twice. Both times I was underwhelmed and left wondering what all the Muriel Spark fuss was about. The only reason I even had this lovely book on my TBR shelf at all was thanks to its aesthetically … Continue reading A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark
My Cousin Rachel was my lucky number #4 for the latest Classics Club Spin. It's a book I've been wanting to read ever since 2007, when I read my first Du Maurier, Mary Ann, whilst travelling around the UK. It was love at first sight. After a recent run of factual, matter-of-fact books, I was … Continue reading My Cousin Rachel | Daphne Du Maurier
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a lovely meme hosted by Bermuda Onion each week to highlight new (to us) words that we come across in our daily reading.My gorgeous copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is one of the Virago Modern Classics Designer collection.It has an introduction by Zadie Smith that … Continue reading Wondrous Words Wednesday
This week for Book Beginnings on Fridays and The Friday 56 I've selected Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeginning:Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the … Continue reading Book Beginnings Friday and The Friday 56
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