Susan’s Bookshelves: Old Glory: An American Voyage by Jonat...
I recently told a newish friend who had come to coffee that I’d always had a fancy to explore America’s central states....
I recently told a newish friend who had come to coffee that I’d always had a fancy to explore America’s central states....
I first discovered Carol Shields when her The Stone Diaries was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1993. Before that she hadn’t...
Santtu conducts a Strauss Extavaganza Philharmonia Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali Piano: Benjamin Grosvenor Royal Festival Hall Thursday 04 June 2026 This concert was...
John Betjeman seems to be a Marmite poet. I love the rueful, wit and rapier-sharp observation of, say “Hunter Trials” or “In...
Mass in B Minor JS Bach The Bach Choir and Florilegium Conducted by David Hill Nardus Williams, Helen Charlston, Sam Furness, Neal...
I read Kathryn Stockett’s wonderful novel The Help soon after it was published and my American niece-in-law drew my attention to it....
HMS Pinafore WS Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan Directed by Keith Strachan Tabard Theatre Star rating: 5 This bijoux version of...
Warsaw Philharmonic Conductor: Krzysztof Urbanski Pianist: Alexandra Dariescu Zurich International Orchestra Series Cadogan Hall 19 May 2026 Part of the annual, much...