It’s a Grey, Grey Christmas (with some snow).

It is that time of year again: the Persephone Secret Santa reveal! I have had such fun organising the event this year as it has renewed by faith in the generosity of the human spirit! Seriously, the Persephone Santas are all so kind, thoughtful and creative. I have found their generosity, enthusiasm and attention to [...]

The Romantics

I saw the film trailer for The Romantics a couple of months ago and was suitably intrigued to find out it was adapted from a novel with the same title (by the writer, who is also in the film industry). As it is not published in the UK, I plumped for a US copy (Picador) [...]

Recent Acquisitions

I have amassed many books recently through the kindness of publishers and of blogging friends. In fact, as I was drafting this post I realised that I had acquired even more when I discovered a book stack photograph that I had forgotten to share with you. The gifts in this pile are the ones teetering [...]

A Grand Afternoon Out

The votes are in, have been verified and I am in the process of writing up my impressions on the books you are most curious about. In the meantime I am sharing with you a photograph of the delectable afternoon tea I partook in at the weekend. The celebration was in honour of a London [...]

Claire’s Corner

With sporadic blogging over the last few months it has been a while since I posted a Claire’s Corner; it has also been a ridiculously long time since I have posted a review (a subjective and personal response to a book read), which is the main subject of this post. I have mentioned that I [...]

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