One of the joys of embarking on a reading challenge is the discovery of authors whose work has previously passed you by. Such was the case with Angela Carter, whose novel Wise Children is on… Continue reading
Reading one of Jane’s delightful A to Z blog posts at Beyond Eden Rock, I decided to explore the monthly ‘Author Reads’ in the Virago Modern Classics group on Library Thing. I wasn’t… Continue reading
I have finally completed all thirteen novels in Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage – Hooray! For the most part, I’ve very much enjoyed spending the year with Miriam Henderson. The earlier novels were a complete joy –… Continue reading
Clear Horizon, book eleven of Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage, has been a wet blanket of a read for me. Things seemed to be looking up for Miriam Henderson after her jaunt in the snowy Swiss… Continue reading
Despite rationing my reading in order to eek out the experience for as long as possible, I have had to pack my bags, wave my goodbyes, and vacate the once majestic but now… Continue reading
Last weekend, we watched Testament of Youth on Netflix, a film based on the WW1 memoir of Vera Brittain. It was powerful and profoundly evocative of the sacrifice and loss that decimated a generation. Once… Continue reading
When I embarked on Interim, the fifth novel from Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage series, I knew to expect some confusion around the plot and sense of place in the novel from other reviews I’ve read. I seem… Continue reading
When Karen at Kaggsys Bookish Ramblings announced that she and Simon from Stuck in a Book were launching the 1938 club, I couldn’t wait to join in the fun. After some frustrated shelf foraging, I quick… Continue reading
