A brand new summery story about returning to your past and finding a new beginning from bestselling author Jenny Oliver! Every Summer has its own story… For Ava Fisher, the backdrop to all her sun-drenched memories – from her first taste of chocolate-dipped churros to her very first kiss – is her grandmother’s Summerhouse inContinue reading “LOOK! NEW BOOK! The Summerhouse by the Sea…”
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Time For a Nose: It’s Holiday Photo Time!
I’ve just come back from a holiday in France. We stayed with friends in Paris and then (after an almost divorce inducing navigation of the Périphérique Paris ring road) journeyed on down to a tiny countryside village called Thuringy. There we helped another friend in their annual wood-chopping, a process that involves chainsawing previously felledContinue reading “Time For a Nose: It’s Holiday Photo Time!”
Laughing, trying, weeping, buying, looking, reading, finding, keeping…
LAUGHING… At Maria Semple’s TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT – sitcom witty in a book. And at Jim Gaffigan on Netflix. I like that he collaborates with his wife. TRYING… To break old habits and start new. Firstly to read more and check social media less. Every time I go for my phone I have to goContinue reading “Laughing, trying, weeping, buying, looking, reading, finding, keeping…”
This month I have been mostly reading and watching…
The first part of this year has involved a lot of reading and film watching! The desire for escapism is at its peak at the moment. So here are my highlights… LIE WITH ME – Sabine Durrant. Brilliant. Addictive. Clever and witty and sharp, like I was watching in real life. Not a word onContinue reading “This month I have been mostly reading and watching…”
Wow! Sunshine & Biscotti is on the RNA Awards shortlist…
Today is a great day. Not only does it feel like spring is in the air, The Sunshine & Biscotti Club has been nominated for The Contemporary Romantic Novel Award at this year’s RoNAs! Woo hoo. I am totally delighted. There are some fantastic authors on the list and you couldn’t go wrong picking any ofContinue reading “Wow! Sunshine & Biscotti is on the RNA Awards shortlist…”
Help! I’m addicted to La La Land…
Oh god, I bought the really expensive bag. (See previous post.) It was a direct result of La La Land. I needed something to counter the freewheeling filmic comedown. As a cinema experience La La Land was one unlike very few previously. I had no desire to make a witty whispered aside, glance around inContinue reading “Help! I’m addicted to La La Land…”
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