I have a confession to make. I don’t like heart warming books. I’m not a fan of tear jerkers. So why did I read Days of Wonder, when I had a pretty good idea of what was coming? Because it’s Keith Stuart, and although I feel I shouldn’t love his books, (I read YA! and […]
Happy blogaversary to me.
May 22, 2018 By 6 Comments
The Secret of the Night Train by Sylvia Bishop
May 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Lifestyle changes, the Italian edition.
April 25, 2018 By 5 Comments
A few months ago, t’other half had a bit of a wake up call from a scheduled GP encounter. Nothing immediately serious, but a whole load of little factors that add up together to mean that his overall health picture wasn’t nearly as good as it could be. Basically, his age, weight, lifestyle and being […]
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
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The Imaginary by A F Harrold illustrated by Emily Gravett
April 3, 2018 By 1 Comment
Ages and ages ago I started reading The Imaginary as a bedtime story. Turned out it was far too scary to be an end of day book, so we moved it to lunchtimes. Although the children loved the language and the characters, some parts were very upsetting so we kept having breaks. (Fortunately, you can […]
For world autism awareness/acceptance day, read autistic writers!
April 2, 2018 By 5 Comments
If you want to learn about autism, the best way is to read the people who are autistic. Not people imagining what it’s like and writing about it. So for world autism awareness/acceptance day, a list of autistic authors/artists/writers/bloggers. This will obviously not be comprehensive, please feel free to add your own favourites in the […]
Autism is
April 1, 2018 By 1 Comment
A question? An answer. Often argument or debate. An explanation. A reason. But not an excuse. The shared love of time contemplating a dust mote in light. Another perspective on a complex world. Finally friends found who just get it, through a lifetime of not quite there, and confused mixed messages. Passion and love and […]
