The Memory Shop The most important things in life . . . are not things at all. Nora is fleeing London for her childhood home in Dublin after her heart is suddenly torn apart. Back home, she learns she has inherited all of her grandmother’s worldly belongings – a feather shrug, a Tiffany mirror, a…
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Colder than Snow Queen
Dear Diary, I absolutely had to share this with you. I’ve been watching The Fall (British TVseries) the other night and… as any MA in Critical Literature would do, started comparing Gillian Anderson in X-Files and in The Fall. They are two completely different yet very much similar women… However, the point of my pondering…
Honourable Miss Fisher presiding – Queen of the Flowers (Miss Phryne Fisher #14) by Kerry Greenwood – Book review for Netgalley
Queen of the Flowers With more than a dash of glamour and serious helpings of style, the witty and courageous Miss Fisher returns. In 1928 St Kilda’s streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows, marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations, lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the Flower Parade….
Sasha, I think we can be friends – The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte by Lesley Truffle – Book Review for NetGalley
The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte Revenge, redemption … and pastry. The witty new novel from the author of Hotel du Barry, for fans of Jonas Jonasson. In the winter of 1912 on the wild West Coast of Tasmania, Wolfftown’s most notorious heiress and murderess, Sasha Torte, tells the tale of her own spectacular downfall. Forsaken…
How to measure loneliness…
Dear Diary, It hit me the other day. It really hit me. I am alone. I feel alone. I feel lonely. Well, I have my family. I have my child. But I am alone and lonely. This world is sick and screwed if women like me come to the point when they admit to themselves…
Beauty and The Beast: adventure?
Dear Diary, I saw it. I saw the movie, the new installment of Beauty and the Beast yesterday. It was a wonderful, beautiful movie with a happy ending. However, the point of my post is not that happy, sunny, all-tie-together-nicely. My point is… what’s the point? What was the point of looking for an adventure…
