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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Anne,My family and I will be praying for you. 2026 will be a much better year for you, and for…
Thank you so much Lauren. We are looking forward to our other son coming and then we will have a…
Thinking of you Anne during this Holiday Season. I hope you are feeling okay and I hope you are able…
Anne, I also hope that there is relief in sight for you. The winter is long and dark and you…
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Category Archives: Reading
Reading roundup 03/09/25
Hello and welcome to my first reading post for September. I have recently finished a book that consisted of two novellas, one fantasy and the other science fiction… The book was Andre Norton’s Ice and Shadow. Here is the blurb… … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 27/08/25
Well, I had hoped that I would be able to finish my current book in time to write about it today. Unfortunately, I am still quite a few pages from the end and I don’t want to skim read it! … Continue reading
Reading roundup 20/08/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s post, fellow readers. I try to write every Wednesday about the books I have read during the previous week(s). The book I have been enjoying is the third in Gregg R Overman’s series, Blue … Continue reading
Reading roundup 13/08/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s post. I am feeling unwell today, owing to the hot weather, and so this post will be the bare minimum. Apologies! This week I have read the sequel to last week’s book, Blue Sunrise … Continue reading
Reading roundup 06/08/25
Welcome to my first “proper” Reading Roundup post for what seems like a long time! We are still in the throws of the house move with lots of packing boxes queueing up to be opened and sorted. So, when I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 16/07/25
Apologies again, dear readers! It is less than a week to our moving day and I simply have very little time to read my book. When I do try, my mind veers off onto some house moving organisational issue or … Continue reading
Reading roundup 09/07/25
Well, I have to admit that I have been far too busy with house moving to find the time to read in peace! There are less than two weeks to go now. This is the book that I am trying … Continue reading
Reading roundup 02/07/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! When I started to write the post this morning, I thought that it was going to be a very short one. I was only about 60% through my latest book, John Gwynne’s The Fury … Continue reading
Reading roundup 25/06/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have been struggling with my reading during the last few weeks due to the stress of moving house and my chronic ill health. We recently had a heatwave in this … Continue reading
Reading roundup 04/06/25
Welcome to this week’s post. As I wrote last week, I decided to reread The Bloodsworn Saga by John Gwynne because the final book in the trilogy has been published fairly recently. I finished the first volume, The Fury of … Continue reading
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