This book was recommended to us by David Miller, literary agent and director of Rogers, Coleridge & White.  Indeed Mr Miller prepared a list of writers and books he thought ‘might be useful…either because it is a personal favourite, or because I believe it might be useful to you in your creative reading’.   Books, books and more books!  Wade and wallow, wade and wallow. There is a kingly heap of suggestions but the main highlighted entries are: Barker, Nicola – Darkmans, Fourth Estate 2007 Coetzee, J.M – Diary of a Bad Year, Harvill Secker, 2007 Eco, Umberto – Reflections on … Continue reading The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

I keep meaning to do this – great idea. BookCrossing Continue reading Release and Capture – Wild Books

…trying to get into Scar Night by Alan Campbell, and listening to Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King Continue reading Currently reading…

I bought a couple of the books from the course reading list and last night started Elaine Di Rollo’s \’A Proper Education for Girls\‘.  I always read the back cover synopsis of books and I find it interesting when four or five pages in, the story is completely out of sorts with the picture I had constructed and,  if I am being honest, now expect.  This is one such book, although I am enjoying it.  I love the premise of Mr Talbot, a bunch of aunts,  his two daughters and a series of strange young men come to catalogue and … Continue reading A Proper Education for Girls