Category: Reading

Stuck for a Plot? Try reading Machiavelli

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I’m pleased to welcome a guest writer to my blog today with some insights into the writing of Niccolo Machiavelli. Actor, writer and teacher, Michael Murray was born in Stepney, East London. He trained for the stage at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Under his Equity name, Michael worked for many years as an…… Continue reading Stuck for a Plot? Try reading Machiavelli

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview The Grayson Trilogy by Georgia Rose @GeorgiaRoseBook

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated reviews of some really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I decided to visit my…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview The Grayson Trilogy by Georgia Rose @GeorgiaRoseBook

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Accursed Women by Luciana Cavallaro @ClucianaLuciana

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated reviews of some really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I decided to visit my…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Accursed Women by Luciana Cavallaro @ClucianaLuciana

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview The Heartfelt Series by Adrienne Vaughan @adrienneauthor

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated reviews of some really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I decided to visit my…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview The Heartfelt Series by Adrienne Vaughan @adrienneauthor

Dymchurch Pirates 1964

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Seaside fun at Dymchurch, Kent in 1964. Not sure if this is August Bank Holiday Monday, but it probably is as the weather is so miserable. https://youtu.be/EeyralRl-MQ The narrator comments that the whole village “gets together like one happy family really enjoying itself with home-made fun, a rare thing in these days of ready made…… Continue reading Dymchurch Pirates 1964

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Boot Camp Bride by Lizzie Lamb @lizzie_lamb

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated reviews of some really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I decided to visit my…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Boot Camp Bride by Lizzie Lamb @lizzie_lamb

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Everybody Lies by Julia Hughes @Tinksaid

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated reviews of some really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I decided to…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Everybody Lies by Julia Hughes @Tinksaid

#Throwback Thursday #BookReview Make a Joyful Noise by Jenny Worstall @JennyWorstall

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated comments on a wealth of really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I…… Continue reading #Throwback Thursday #BookReview Make a Joyful Noise by Jenny Worstall @JennyWorstall

#Throwback Thursday #BookReview Blood-Tied by Wendy Percival @wendy_percival

I saw a good idea on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I saw the idea first on a blog I read regularly: Between…… Continue reading #Throwback Thursday #BookReview Blood-Tied by Wendy Percival @wendy_percival

#ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Kings and Queens by TerryTyler @TerryTyler4

Last week I wrote my first #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview about An Englishwoman’s Guide to the Cowboy by June Kearns. Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites. I first saw this idea on a blog I read regularly: Between the Lines – Books ‘N’ Stuff and thought it worked…… Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday #BookReview Kings and Queens by TerryTyler @TerryTyler4