Susan’s Bookshelves: A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell
There are two series of books I’ve always intended to read one day (unlike Lord of the Rings which I decided long...
There are two series of books I’ve always intended to read one day (unlike Lord of the Rings which I decided long...
It was my A level geography teacher, Miss Diana Raine, who told me to read the novels of Neville Shute (1899-1960). We...
I discovered Daphne du Maurier in my mid teens. Rebecca was warmly recommended by my mother who had read it, aged 16,...
I’ve always loved the poetry of Charles Causley (1917-2003). He is widely anthologised but although he received the Queen’s Gold Medal for...
Show: Measured Society: West End & Fringe Venue: The Hope Theatre. The Hope Theatre is an award-winning 50-seat venue above the world-famous Hope and Anchor...
One of the things I have tried to do in the fourteen months that I’ve been writing these blogs is to keep...
It may be 45 years old now but, for me, The French Lieutenant’s Woman remains one of the most thoughtful and intelligent...
It’s one of those novels in which the setting broodingly, atmospherically underpins the action to such an extent that it almost becomes...