Roller coaster doesn’t begin to cover this year for me. Writing has contributed most of my highs, while the lows have been of a more personal nature. I’m glad of this blog, which reminds me that actually quite a lot has happened since my last end-of-year round up. I even got some writing done. Much… Read More A farewell to 2018
Quirky, warm and humorous are three words that will sell a book to me every time, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon has all of those qualities in spades. Set in an unremarkable English suburb during the heatwave of 1976, it tells the story of 10-year-old friends Grace and Tilly, who take it upon themselves… Read More The Trouble with Goats and Sheep reviewed
Word herding 