Review of Runa’s Ghost
Readers will also have the opportunity to discover Runa’s Ghost and Other Stories in person, as S. H. Keen will be appearing at the Fishbourne Literary Festival in April.
Two faced Facebook?
Facebook and its team are not careless people like Daisy and Tom Buchanan; they are careless on the scale of Lucifer who encouraged us poor mortals to eat from the tree of knowledge.
Whuhoo WUHAN!
The book opens with a farmer and his family who seem to be living in paradise. The earth is fertile, the trees are blossoming. Farmer Wei is slightly worried about a wonky wheel on his cart. The old farmhouse has stood for centuries and the ancestors take a great and partial interest in the success of the family. And yet gentle readers of the West - the terms of survival for families in China becomes a brutal affair. Terrible and pragmatic decisions are made. Stop clutching your pearls sweet pea- this is how it is.
Dannu’s Man.
Stranded in a land where it can be fatal to say or do the wrong thing, Shaun Parrish must keep his wits about him and adapt, quickly or die trying.
A Review of Dannu’s Man by Terry M Dunn
Diamond performance fails to sparkle
Diamond Performance Fails To Sparkle
A Review of Les Indes Galantes at The Grange Opera Festival.
Our Great Leaders
The library tribe outraged by this rejection, simmered and then and I am not exaggerating to say launched the following book onto the floor. No-one in the house has seen this slim volume and denies all knowledge of how it came to be here. It is simply one of the most chilling books I have ever read. Printed in immaculate English by the Foreign Languages Press – PEKING 1972. It introduces a hero of the Cultural Revolution - Dr Chao Pu-yu.
The Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster
The lockdown continues and so does the clearing out of bookshelves at Enchanted England. They are mysterious things aren’t they books? Firstly – how did we end up with so many of them. We can’t possibly have bought them all surely? Are they breeding high up in the dark recesses of bookcases? Is there a random library tribe that has colonised and taken over all the corners of the house.
The Impetuous Duchess - Barbara Cartland.
I keep calm during the lock down by tidying up bookshelves. Always a good activity for a bookworm. I discovered this gem by Ms Cartland. I have read this – so you don’t need to. Here is the roundup for the next book club and hope you enjoy this light-hearted review. x