Book Review – May 2021 – Sallie Eden
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce Published by Penguin, 2021 The latest novel from the author of the ‘Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ opens with the words “When Margery was...
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Book Review – May 2021 – Sallie Eden
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell Published in 2017 by Profile Books Shaun Bythell purchased The Bookshop in Wigtown (known as Scotland’s National Book Town) in 2001 and wrote this book...
Gardening – May 2021 – Helen Robins
Roseland Online, May 2021 In a nervous, not-quite-believing way, we are all feeling that Spring is here, and maybe even early summer, all at once. Since we last met, we’ve had some...
BeeMania – May 2021 – Colin Rees
For a few days in April I thought the beekeeping season had started! The weather was warm, the bitter, easterly wind had finally dropped and the bees were going crazy for nectar...
BeeMania – April 2021 – Colin Rees
As I look out of the window today, the sun is shining and it looks like a beautiful Spring day. In reality, there is a cold wind blowing and this is stopping...
Book Reviews – April 2021 – Sallie Eden
Don’t Come Back! by Adam Fletcher Published independently, 2019 Described as “a funny travel adventure of bad-tempered baboons, black magic, and breakups”, this seemed like just the travel related tonic that’s needed...
Gardening – April 2021 – Helen Robins
Roseland Online, April 2021 Apart from some unpleasant winds, it hasn’t been a bad start to the year, and in some respects, our gardens are looking very good. I think the spring...
Book Reviews – April 2021 – Sallie Eden
Hungry by Grace Dent Published by Mudlark, October 2020 Grace Dent is probably best known for her regular appearances on Masterchef, or maybe as the Guardian’s restaurant critic, or for her...
Book Reviews – March 2021 – Sallie Eden
Sunny Side Up by Susan Calman Published by Two Roads, 2018 Watching Susan Calman’s new series ‘Grand Day Out’ on tv, I was prompted to re-read her second book, which is described...
Book Reviews – March 2021 – Sallie Eden
The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley Published by Bloomsbury, 2020 Written by Lucy Worsley, well known as a TV presenter and for her role as Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, this...