Monthly Archives: January 2024

It is my observation over many years that those who most powerfully resist convention quite peaceably accept the state of being reviled. A woman leaves her marriage and her work for the Threatened Species Rescue Centre because she’s lost faith … Continue reading →

I have a new interest – spooks. I am writing a novel (could be YA, could be adult) about a young Australian librarian, working in London, who becomes involved with an MI5 investigation run entirely by women. Her name is … Continue reading →

A few days of sweet and nostalgic re-reading last week; The Painted Garden by Noel Streatfeild and The Rescuers by Margery Sharp. I loved them both when I was a child; reading was my ‘happy place’ and these two were … Continue reading →

…this theme – this transcendent theme – of fulfillment and non-fulfillment; and those who bind themselves to limitations… Shirley Hazzard, with a small output, has a huge reputation. And this biography, by Australian academic Brigitta Olubas, is also huge – … Continue reading →