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BEYOND THE AIRING CUPBOARD
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April is a moment of joy for those who have survived the winter.
Samuel Johnson
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French Folds
I feel I must have written about this before but it appears not. I like French folds, they add gravitas and style to what would otherwise be an ordinary paperback. A French fold is a continuation of the book cover that folds inwards and thus can be used as a bookmark. It also allows artwork […]
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Walk the Blue Fields – Claire Keegan
There are modern Irish writers that I greatly admire, particularly Colm Toibin and Claire Keegan, but oh my goodness the melancholy that is involved. I realise that the last 150 years of Irish history is extremely fertile land to be harvested by any writer and the enormous power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church […]
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The Housemaid – Freida McFadden
I picked up this book out of sheer curiosity. There are masses of these paperbacks and they are everywhere, from Daunts and Waterstones to Sainsburys. They nearly fill the best seller lists that appear every week in the Sunday Times. Do note these are the bestseller lists, not necessarily lists of the best books! I […]
I grew up in freezing cold Kent in the 1950s and early 60s. The airing cupboard was the one place to curl up comfortably and read. The cat sometimes chose to join me. He too knew where it was warm …
Susan Brice