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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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scarf therapy and spring - two joyful things to hopefully lift your spirits Anne. Looking lovely on your beautiful scarves…
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Dear Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
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Tag Archives: historical fiction
Reading roundup 24/08/22
I do hope that your own reading has been great recently. I have enjoyed two books since I last wrote one of these posts. The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham was one of those random choices from the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 03/08/22
Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post for August! During the last week, I have read and enjoyed two very different books. This is the first one… Yes, I decided to return to the Vorkosigan Saga once again. This book … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 20/07/22
Hello Reading friends! Apologies for the lack of Reading Roundup posts for a couple of weeks. Illness and hot weather meant that I couldn’t cope with writing on the blog. I didn’t even read for a few days! Anyway, I … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 06/04/22
I hope you have had an enjoyable reading week! I finished one book and then had a lot of false starts choosing a second. That means I have just the one book to tell you about. The book of the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 30/03/22
Hello readers! Unfortunately, I have had a bad reaction to my second COVID booster jab and I have been very ill for a couple of days. So, this will be a bare bones post. Here is the first book: The … Continue reading
Reading roundup 23/03/22
Well, I have finally finished the book! At last! OK, it was very long, almost 900 pages, and I was enjoying it, but illness and distraction got in the way of concentration. I simply found it very hard to focus … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 05/01/22
So, we have arrived at the first Reading Roundup post of 2022! After I have written about my latest books, I will try to say something about my reading during 2021. Welcome to a new year of reading! I have … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, crime, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, thrillers
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Reading roundup 24/11/21
Well, my reading experience last week was rather, what shall I say, muddled! I started a couple of books, read a few chapters, then decided that they were not worth continuing. In the end, it took a while before I … Continue reading
Reading roundup 17/11/21
I am really pleased that I have managed to meet my Goodreads’ goal of reading 60 books this year and that there is more reading time left in 2021! There may be a few in the list that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 29/09/21
Gosh, we have reached the final Reading Roundup post for September already! This last week, I only managed to finish one book. The was relatively short and I read it quite quickly. I have also started a second book, but … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for this kind and lovely comment! Love & best wishes, Anne XXX