BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

Gripped from the first page!  So pleased this book was recommended to me – “Three Hours” by Rosamund Luxton – a thriller describing a school under siege during a violent snow storm. You won’t want to put it down – one of the best books I have read in a long time.

If scholarly biography rather than thrillers is more up your street, try “The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton” by Kathryn Hughes. You’ll learn a lot about the chasm between the public and private lives of Mrs Beeton and her husband, be fascinated by the ups and downs of his publishing business and the insight into Victorian society.

Lastly, “What’s the Use”, a collection of humorous poems with cartoon illustrations poking gentle fun at the Church of England.  The poems “On Pleasing Everybody”  and “Never Right” are particular favourites and “Anglican Noah’s Ark” makes me anxious about our proposed pet service!