I’m a Sarah Winman devotee, so I had to have this one. As usual, the writing is beautiful, full of…
When I came across Remember Me (somewhere) and saw it was about a real woman, Mary Broad, who was transported…
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams is my book of the month for June 2024. What a joy! Polished…
The dragon came at dusk. We watched from the deck, sails hanging limp in the breezeless tropics, escape useless. The…
A short scene from Keepers Grandma took charge of Christmas.In her airless dining room they squeezed elbow to elbow around…
The first of his week’s writing prompts is taken from Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie. We had woken to the…
Welcome back to the daily prompts. The second for this week. She looked like a fairy Anna was turning six…
Welcome back to the daily prompts. The third for this week. Heart, lock and key: Picture prompt The heart-shaped stone…
Wild garlic & cheddar scones are a seasonal family favourite. I love to make these in the spring when the…
Catherine Goggin is 16 years old, pregnant, and lives in a small Irish village in 1945. In a vicious display…