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BEYOND THE AIRING CUPBOARD
Book reviews, poems, general musings and more!
A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July…
Epilogue to ‘Through the Looking Glass’ – Lewis Carroll
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My First Bookshop
When I meet my cousin in Sevenoaks, the childhood home for both of us, we go for a coffee, maybe mooch around a few shops and then have lunch. On this visit I was told ‘we’re going somewhere different for coffee.’ This turned out to be Sevenoaks Bookshop and it was a total delight. This […]
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Three Days in June – Anne Tyler
This is a slim volume but the story it contains is large and deep and complicated, maybe as in reality are all family relationships. It is a difficult day for Gail. First she is sacked from her job, or did she choose to walk out? She is not entirely sure. Her ex-husband arrives at her […]
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Reading Lists
When was I last given a reading list I wonder? Very many decades ago I think. This all came to mind after finishing ‘The English Teacher,’ the third book by Lily King that I have recently read. (See readings.) After the acknowledgements and the now fairly common book group questions, there was a list of […]
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