At the end of 2015, I received some very exciting post from Don Short, with a note inside asking me if I would like to help him with his memoirs. I jumped at the opportunity!
The Beatles and Beyond Don Short
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Don Short Serialisation Part Two
Part two of the serialisation of Don Short’s book ‘The Beatles and Beyond’ is up on the Daily Mirror website! Click here to read it.
Don Short Serialisation
Part one of the serialisation of Don Short’s book, ‘The Beatles and Beyond’ is up on the Daily Mirror website!
Weather by Jenny Offill
Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’ plays in the space between climate and crises.
Continue reading Weather by Jenny OffillNightingale by Marina Kemp Review
Marguerite arrives in Saint-Sulpice from Paris and meets Brigitte at the train station. Marguerite is twenty-four years old and she is about to start work as the live-in nurse for Jerome, an elderly and cantankerous man who lives alone and has been unwell for some time. Brigitte lives locally and is married to Henri, the village’s handsome hero, and the couple oversee the activity at Jerome’s large house and gardens, Rossignol (French for ‘Nightingale’).
Leaning Towers Article
I have written a piece on the stories behind leaning towers and how they got their tilts! Click here to read it.
Shop from your Bookshelves
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to go book shopping from my own bookshelves. I know I’m not the only one guilty of buying more books when there are plenty at home unread?
Here are some of mine:
Ian McEwan Atonement.
The Best Literary Christmases
I have written a feature on the best literary Christmases for the Spectator Life. Click here to read it! Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year!
Christmas Gift Guide 2019
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Books and Beauty make the best presents, particularly for those last minute dashes! Here is a list of my favourites:
