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After reading so many Margery Allingham crime novels, I thought I’d find out about the writer herself. But The Adventures of Margery Allingham is really a bit of a misnomer, really. Though in the Albert Campion novels, events move at … Continue reading →

She pulls me towards her and says, “Irv, don’t forget I’ve been living in pain and misery for ten months now. I’ve said to you again and again that I cannot bear the thought of living like this any longer: … Continue reading →

…you most likely want surcease of suffering, rapid improvement, and abiding change for the better. If someone tells you the truth – that you will likely be dealing with these issues most of your life, that you will come back … Continue reading →

Voters saw Dutton as abrasive, harsh, uncaring, unsympathetic, and lacking empathy. And the more they saw of him – literally – during the campaign, the less they liked him. Although it is not his fault, Dutton’s appearance is confronting. He … Continue reading →

I am hopelessly addicted to the Albert Campion novels of Margery Allingham; they’re like literary crack. Actually, how would I know about crack? More like a Belinda Jeffrey’s Oat and Ginger Slice. Amazingly good to eat while reading, by the … Continue reading →

My library book group had a really interesting conversation about The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood. One member said it was such a disturbing and angry book, she thought it shouldn’t have been published at all. I think … Continue reading →

Well. I feel as if I have just binge-watched every single episode of Love Island while drinking Tia Maria and eating a family-sized pizza, a couple of boxes of Shapes and a value pack of Cadbury Favourites, in my PJ’s, … Continue reading →

The skinned bodies are lining up along the bench as Verla finishes with them, adding one more to the row. Pink, fairly gleaming in the light from the speckled window. Through the window she can see Yolanda coming up from … Continue reading →

There are no telephones at Silver Creek, or laptops or internet or television, so I’ll have to  write letters to stay in touch with Mum and Dad and my brother Archie. For the next year I’ll be living in a … Continue reading →

Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung. Why have I never read this book before? I’m so glad I chose it for my Library book group. Alice Pung’s memoir managed to place me right next to her, in the middle of her … Continue reading →