Susan’s Bookshelves: Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Although Noel Streatfeild’s best known (and first) novel was published back in 1936, I didn’t read it in childhood. I was not...
Although Noel Streatfeild’s best known (and first) novel was published back in 1936, I didn’t read it in childhood. I was not...
It all started when, in my usual wordy way, I used the word “olfactory” on the family WhatsApp group. I loathe, detest,...
A brick of a book, Caledonian Road (2024) is almost Dickensian in scope. Loosely rooted in the eponymous, diverse Islington street, it...
Petroc Trelawny is a much loved Radio 3 presenter: urbane, warm, witty, knowledgeable and never patronising. And with a name like his,...
My attention was drawn to this 2005 novel by a friend whose book club has it scheduled for discussion and she wondered...
A Christmas Carol Abridged from Charles Dickens and directed by Richard Williams Narrator: Alistair McGowan Conductor/piano: Joanna MacGregor Brighton Philharmonic Brass Quintet...
I am a lapsed high Anglican: or rather someone who had suddenly saw light at about 18 and walked decisively away from...
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Frizza Piano: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Cadogan Hall 09 December 2024 Part of Cadogan Hall’s Zurich International Orchestral...