Susan’s Bookshelves: American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
A few weeks ago I had lunch with a someone who used to be a colleague and has morphed into a friend....
A few weeks ago I had lunch with a someone who used to be a colleague and has morphed into a friend....
I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first in the series, in 1997 because people were beginning to talk about...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 46: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Cristian Macekaru 21st August Posted on August 22, 2022 What a great joy it...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 42 BBC Scottish SO, Thomas Dausgaard, Jan Lisiecki Posted on August 20, 2022 Even for a seasoned critic it’s...
I learned a huge amount about Islam and about barriers/ semi-permeable membrane between cultures from Osman Yousefzada’s frank and thoughtful memoir whose...
BBC Proms 2022 Prom 39: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo 15th August Posted on August 16, 2022 This all-English programme was a high...
Agatha Christie was the first grown-up author I ever read. My mother was keen on her books and one day I picked...
In 1968 I went to teach in a challenging inner London boys’ secondary school. The journey from my refined grammar school to...