The Group

The first time I came across mention of The Group by Mary McCarthy was on The Guardian’s 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read list and I instantly wanted to read it. Its listing described it as: An affectionate portrayal of eight Vassar-educated girls making their way in Depression-era New York — and a hilarious lampooning of [...]

Henrietta's War

MY DEAR READER, Joyce Dennys created me in her image, an artist who married a doctor and moved to a quiet, coastal town in England during World War II and voiced her frustrations through my character. I originally appeared in the form of letters to my “childhood’s friend” Robert, complete with witty illustrations, in an [...]

Persuasion

I thought I would share with you in this post an image of my copy of The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. Prompted by Claire at Kiss a Cloud’s post this week on complete novels in the one volume I wanted to show off my Austen and stress that it isn’t too heavy or cumbersome. [...]

Recent Acquisitions

I know how much you like to admire new books so I thought I would share the arrivals this week. Look out for reviews of these books in the coming days, weeks, and possibly months (have you being keeping count of my recent acquisitions and library loot?!) Captivated: J. M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers and [...]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I forgot to mention in my Library Loot post this week that finally my requested copy of The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is available to collect from the library. I have been desperate to read it since it was published in early April and now it is only six weeks until [...]

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