I Am a Cat Vol.1

I am a Cat. As yet I have no name. I Am a Cat by Sōseki Natsume began as a short story, which makes up chapter one of Volume one, but due to its success was extended into a three-volume book that is now a Japanese classic. Highly readable, I Am a Cat is narrated [...]

So…

… what do you think this pile of seemingly disparate books have in common with one another?The person who guesses correctly will win a little something.

Enid

I’ve just found out that on Monday of next week (17th) there is a 90-minute biopic of Enid Blyton starring Helena Bonham Carter in the title role airing on BB4 (apologies to those without access to the BBC or iplayer). More information about the programme can be found here. Enid Blyton’s books were a huge [...]

The Well and the Mine

“After she the baby in, nobody believed me for the longest time. But I kept hearing that splash.” Earlier in the week I teased you with the above opening lines to The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips. It’s an opener that immediately catches your attention and Virago have marketed the book well by [...]

Will Blog for Comments

Today’s blog post is somewhat of a departure for me and the title very much tongue-in-cheek. I have noticed recently that there has been a decline in the comments I receive but that the number of visitors I receive daily has increased. I find this curious and intriguing; I wonder how many readers I have [...]

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