No 525 Secrets and Other Stories by Bernard MacLaverty (Book 3 of #20booksofsummer)
Northern Exposure is my monthly series where I look at literature from Northern Ireland. I have three books by Northern Irish writers in my 20 Books of Summer stack and the first one up is Secrets and Other Stories by Bernard MacLaverty. Secrets and Other Stories is Bernard MacLaverty’s first short story collection, originally published…
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No 526 Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters (Book 2 of #20booksofsummer)
Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters debut novel is a rich and hugely entertaining picaresque romp through the lesbian world of Victorian London. Following the literal and metaphorical journey of Nan Astley from her sheltered family life in the seaside town of Whitstable to treading the boards in the music halls of London, Tipping the Velvet…
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N0 527 A Number by Caryl Churchill (book 1 of #20booksofsummer )
20 Books of Summer 2019!
Catching up with two mini reviews!
This has been the strangest month and I still haven’t managed to get myself organised to review and blog properly at all! Could I really still have a blogging hangover from all that work in March? I have been reading as much as ever, but my planning hasn’t been great and I have missed the…
Looking back and looking forward: my favourite reads of 2018 and plans for 2019!
Bookish and not so Bookish Thoughts!
746 Books has been a little quiet of late, for the usual reasons, but I am trying to get back into the swing of reading, commenting and tweeting about all your fantastic blogs. Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts, hosted by Christine at Bookishly Boisterous, is also a nice way to ease myself back in…
A 3rd Birthday and a Giveaway!
20 Books of Summer 2016 – how did you do?
Well, that’s it – 20 Books of Summer is officially over! Did I do it? Just about. I’m two thirds of the way through book 20, so I’m calling this one a win! It’s been a hectic summer and it has flown by and if the reviews weren’t so plentiful at least the reading was…
