80s genius!

Does anyone remember a song called Live It Up by Mental As Anything? It’s an underrated classic, I feel. It just came on my iPod and had me dancing round the living room like a mad thing. Just had to share the love. And to complete the 80s dance-a-thon, the next song to come on [...]

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Books I Read 2009 – ongoing!

Greenwitch – Susan Cooper (*) The Grey King – Susan Cooper (*) Silver on the Tree – Susan Cooper (*) Twilight – Stephenie Meyer (*) New Moon – Stephenie Meyer Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy – Penelope Lively Wildlife – Joe Stretch Screen Burn – Charlie [...]

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Books I Read 2008

False Impressions – Jeffrey Archer On Chesil Beach – Ian McEwan – I found this book really upsetting and gave it away straight away The Best of Cannock Chase – “Pitman” (U) Mysterious Britain – Janet and Colin Bord Ceremonies of the Seasons Who’s Who in The Archers – Keri Davies Wish I May – [...]

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Books I Read 2007

Beyond Words – John Humphrys Amo, Amas, Amat and all that - Harry Mount Dancing with the Virgins – Stephen Booth (U) – this came up as an Amazon recommendation due to all the Phil Rickman books I was devouring at the time, but it didn’t grip me  Belief – edited by Joan Bakewell (U) Pig [...]

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Books I Read 2006

Yes Man – Danny Wallace (*) – I was reading this when I met then man who is now my husband The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime – Mark Haddon Service of All the Dead – Colin Dexter – my wonderful new boyfriend A was (and still is) a detective constable, igniting a desire [...]

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