Lou reads a magazine article about clearing up which changes her life
“A Spring Affair” by Milly Johnson – how clearing up and throwing out can change your life
“The Summer Book” and “A Winter Book” by Tove Jansson – two books of short stories by the author of The Moomins
Short stories about life in Finaland
October wrap up – and some issues about finishing books
My theses for Oct and Nove and some thoughts about reading
“17 Carnations” by Andrew Morton – the story of a royal couple and their entanglement with the Nazis
How far were the Duke and Duchess of Windsor involved with Nazi plots ?
“Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk” by Kathleen Rooney – a celebration of New York and a life in advertising
An 85 year old woman takes a walk on New Year's Eve
“The Heron’s Call” by Ann Cleeves – the second in a new crime series set in Devon
Matthew Venn investigates the death of a man killed by a glass shard.
“The Island of Sheep” by John Buchan – an old-style adventure story that has its problems but is also good fun
Richard Hannay has to keep a promise and protect a family
“A Pride of Tigers” by Sybil Marshall – a memoir of growing up in the East Anglian fens between the world wars
A memoir of life in the fens between the world wars
“House of Trelawney” by Hannah Rothschild – a titled family whose relationships are challenged by the financial crisis of 2008
A titled family find it difficult to hold on to their ancestral home
“How to Measure a Cow” by Margaret Forster – a novel about reinventing yourself
A novel set in Cumbria about a strange friendship
Anne Is Reading 