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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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Delighted to hear you are still walking and being quite stylish while doing so! I love your laps you and…
Dear Lauren, apologies! I have only just seen your lovely and kind comment because it had been filtered out as…
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Dear Annabelle, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply but I am very unwell at…
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Tag Archives: Goodreads
Reading roundup 09/12/20
It’s time for the Reading Roundup post again! The weeks seem to rush by so quickly these days. The first book of the week was Platform Seven by Louise Doughty. This is the blurb: Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, ghosts, Goodreads, supernatural fiction
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Reading roundup 02/12/20
This week’s post is about two books which I have enjoyed reading. I am also half-way through a third. All this is thanks to our County Library Service – they are really expanding their ebook catalogue. The first book was … Continue reading
Reading roundup 25/11/20
I have been rushing to finish a book so that I could write about in this week’s Reading Roundup, but realised that I was spoiling the ending for myself. So, this post will be about one book this week and … Continue reading
Reading roundup 18/11/20
First of all, I must apologise for the lateness of this post. I had almost finished the book, but not quite, so I decided to read to the end so that I could write a post this week. Yes, I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 11/11/20
I read two very different books this week. The first was a non-fiction account of the complex investigations into a series of rapes and assaults in the USA; the second was the third book in a crime series that I … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, mystery, non-fiction
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Reading roundup 04/11/20
Well, here is the first Reading Roundup of November – I am finding it very difficult to believe that this year is moving so fast! As I am still struggling with poor concentration, plus an addiction to yet another series … Continue reading
Reading roundup 28/10/20
Apologies in advance: this will be a very short post because I have only read one book this week and also I have been very ill for a couple of days and cannot concentrate. The book was The Secrets We … Continue reading
Reading roundup 21/10/20
I am pleased to be able to write that I did manage to finish a couple of books since I last uploaded one of these Reading Roundup posts. Despite having issues with concentration, together with an addiction to another series … Continue reading
Reading roundup 30/09/20
Well, here is my final Reading Roundup for this month. I have two books to tell you about this week. My first read was The Return by Harry Sidebottom. Let’s look at the blurb before my review: He came home … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, mystery
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Reading roundup 23/09/20
Well, I have managed to read two books this week and I am part-way through a third. This is despite being glued to a TV programme on Amazon Prime: the fourth season of the superb This is Us! The first … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…