May is turning out to be a busy month for me. I went to Barcelona for the first bank holiday weekend and had a fantastic time. We all enjoyed the beautiful buildings, the amazing food and the break from normal life. At the moment I’m rushed off my feet organising a second-hand toy/clothing sale and [...]
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Two Board Game Reviews: Asara and Indigo
At the beginning of the year I wrote about my favourite board games. Many of you came up with some wonderful suggestions and I’d like to thank those who recommended Ticket to Ride Europe - it is as good as you said it would be! Since then I have been lucky enough to have been approached by [...]
April Summary and Plans for May
April has been a month of two halves for me. I read some amazing books (including two five star reads that I’ll tell you about soon), but I also abandoned a greater number than usual. I think the outstanding books helped to make everything else seem poor in comparison. The number of abandoned books also accounts for [...]
Three Disappointing Reads
Shortlisted for 2013 Women’s Fiction Prize Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver Five words from the blurb: butterflies, marriage, climate, destruction, poverty Flight Behaviour begins with the discovery of thousands of monach butterflies a long way from their usual migratory path. An investigation into their behaviour change begins; a story that runs alongside that of one woman’s [...]
First Novel by Nicholas Royle
Five words from the blurb: creative, writing, mystery, blend, fact First Novel is an original, experimental piece of meta-fiction. The central character teaches creative writing at a university in Manchester and has an obsession with first novels. The book is packed with literary references, but these are the only things in the book that are [...]
Moondust by Andrew Smith
Five words from the blurb: moon, journey, men, future, lives Only twelve men have walked on the moon. Andrew Smith was intrigued by their rare experience and wondered how those few days in space affected their lives. He tracked down the nine moon walkers who were still alive (sadly Neil Armstrong died last year, leaving just eight) and attended space conferences in [...]
![A SUITABLE BOY [A Suitable Boy ] BY Seth, Vikram(Author)Paperback 01-Oct-2005](http://images2.farmlanebooks.co.uk/2012/12/suit.jpg "A SUITABLE BOY [A Suitable Boy ] BY Seth, Vikram(Author)Paperback 01-Oct-2005")
