As some of you are aware I was on holidays in Spain recently, enjoying a wonderful two weeks of reading, relaxing and spending time with my family. There is nothing quite like lying on a sunbed poolside, beachside or on a terrace with a good book in your hand. As I read quite a few,…
‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world. Hamlet ~ William Shakespeare Happy Halloween folks 🧛♀️ Now if you really knew me you would know that I do NOT do horror…EVER!! I can, however, cope with ghost stories and I do sometimes love…
Choose from my selection of recommendations from Irish Publishers Poolbeg Books this Christmas!!
I’m sharing some of my recent 5* recommendations with you today. All are new releases. I hope you find something you like!!
Today I am writing about three under-celebrated women that have featured in books I have read in recent times. Women are very often portrayed as the victim in books and while these women had their difficulties, they fought against the norm as they strove to live their lives their way. There are so many books in the…
I have been lucky enough to read quite a number of books from authors writing about a wide variety of topics. I decided to select three books that I have had the honour of reading and reviewing that I felt approached the topic of mental health across generations. All wonderful reads and all currently available…
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH BOOKS!! I have been a bibliophile for as long as I can remember. From a very young age I was always to be found with my head in a book. It’s a love affair I still hold precious and I thank each day that I am lucky enough to be able to…
There is an abundance of new Irish writers in the marketplace, each writing in a different genre and all achieving their respective positions among many a TBR and in the bestseller lists. Some have achieved instant notoriety, while other are still looking to be found. I am going to concentrate on five of the most recent…
What a selection of books we have in our latest Book Recommendation List – Choose 1, Choose 2…Choose them all 🙂 Whichever you choose, remember what Harper Lee famously quoted, and I hope you enjoy the variety. All these books have come with 4* and 5* recommendations. There is quite a selection…
I am really excited to be writing this particular post because it is made up of so many different contributors. I posted on my facebook page a call-out to the notion of starting a virtual bookclub. A way for us all to share the books we have read, are reading & in…