Currently Reading …
Just finished two short stories; Natural Colour by John Updike and Aurora by Junot Diaz. Very good. Continue reading Currently Reading …
Author: Writing The Long Way Around
Currently Reading …
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. Not a novel I would normally pick up, but I only paid for 15 minutes on the parking meter and it was part of a 3 for 2 offer. A panic purchase. Continue reading Currently Reading …
Bryant and May
Just listening to the last couple of chapters of the audiobook ‘White Corridor’ by Christopher Fowler. I was not expecting either of the storylines to end the way they did, especially the ‘perfect murder’ in the morgue. Brilliant, funny and very different. I now want to work in the Peculiar Crimes Unit but will settle for reading the rest of the books. Continue reading Bryant and May
Where Readers Rush in
It is a genuine feeling of panic. Pure panic complete with cold sweats, sticky palms and dry mouth. Certain I am only going to be minutes, I park the car without paying the meter or only paying for the minimum 15 minutes. Being a fast walker and inherently impatient means I am not one for dawdling. 15 minutes are ample time for me to enter Waterstone’s, find and pay for the book I want and get back to the car. But like all good plans ganging aft agley, it is so often the case that the book I want is … Continue reading Where Readers Rush in
Raindrops on Roses
I have never been able to answer simple questions like what is your favourite film/character/food/song/perfume, as my favourite things tend not to be as simple as Maria’s. My favourite things are capricious. My favourite things are influenced by my moods, my age, my experience, where I am and often by how much cash I am carrying. I have been thinking about favourite books recently and I find that I have different reasons for liking different books – I wasn’t aware of it but turns out, I have categories. There are two books from my childhood that stand out in my memory … Continue reading Raindrops on Roses
Writing the Long Way Around 