Books, Red Wine and Chocolate

When I’m reading I do like doing it with a cuppa and some chocolate; I have also been known to have a glass of wine in one hand and a book in the other. When I was given the opportunity to review chocolate with red wine, it was an offer I could not decline. I [...]

Showing Fervour for Fevvers

Just before Christmas last year I participated in Aarti of Booklust’s wonderful Rosie’s Riveters feature, before it came to an end. I hope that Aarti doesn’t mind me recycling that post; I was inspired by a survey posted by My Friend Amy today: What Books Do You Wish Everyone Would Read? It will, I hope, [...]

A Little Tea & A Little Chat at Persephone Books

Serendipitously both Darlene and I today have written about having tea at Persephone Books. Where Darlene was lucky enough to attend one of the shop’s book chats, I was visiting to collect the prize copies that Persephone so very kindly offered Verity and I for this week’s give-aways. Last month I popped in on my [...]

The Little Stranger Redux

I made my disappointed and frustrated feelings on Sarah Waters’ latest -and much anticipated- novel, The Little Stranger here. However, hindsight and post-analysis can be a wonderful thing. I remain slightly disappointed and it is my least favourite of her novels; although the historical setting and social commentary were exceptionally well researched, they were too [...]

Book-centric Memories

Do you ever recall particular events like pleasant weekends, holidays, or special occasions in relation to books? I do. Memories for me are often intrinsically made up of the event influenced by the book I was reading at the time or books I bought. Perhaps that takes my Bibliophilia to new, obsessive levels but it [...]

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