Category Archives: Book Reviews

The Wilderness

Posted on May 6, 2011 by freda

The Wilderness is a very worthy book. Sorry if that sounds petulant, but it is one of those novels which attracts overly-effusive descriptions by the quality papers. I heard it being discussed on a TV programme during World Book Week, … Continue reading →

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Story telling

Posted on February 1, 2011 by freda

One of the books currently on the go is The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister. I mentioned it previously; it is a book to savour and just in case you’re interested I am now on page 100.  Progress has … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton

Posted on January 17, 2011 by freda

Being in a reflective frame of mind has taken me down some by-ways into childhood. Like many a post-war child I couldn’t get enough of Enid Blyton. Yesterday I finished looking at the DVD about her life – Enid. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Handle with care

Posted on January 7, 2011 by freda

These last few days I’ve tended to bury my head in a book to try and escape the bitter cold outside. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult is the type of read that her fans have grown to expect and … Continue reading →

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Picture Perfect

Posted on December 6, 2010 by freda

Picture Perfect is one of Jodi Picoult’s earlier novels, originally published in America in 1995 and now published by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK. It’s always hard with her books to tell much of the story because then the … Continue reading →

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Fall of Giants

Posted on November 26, 2010 by freda

If I say to you that at times I wanted the giants to hurry up and fall, then you’ve got a fair idea of what this review is going to be like. Having given Ken Follet’s earlier book, World Without … Continue reading →

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Embracing change

Posted on November 21, 2010 by freda

Part of my meditation and prayer routine is to use the prayer suggestions produced by the Jesuits in Indiana, USA. And most years I have managed to buy this online via amazon. Unfortunately this year it seems to only  be … Continue reading →

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Frank McCourt

Posted on November 8, 2010 by freda

Oh dear – this is me about to show myself up to be illiterate and a bit of an inverted literary snob – at least I fear it may be. Please bear with me, and if you have ever read … Continue reading →

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Not really a book review

Posted on October 23, 2010 by freda

This is not really a book review – I haven’t yet finished the book in any case. It is more about age related problems. As you know, these last few weeks have been busy, and I have been a bit … Continue reading →

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Two novels and a suitcase of apples

Posted on October 19, 2010 by freda

This past week or so has been respite of a kind. The last month  has been especially busy, so quality time to recover, regroup and read up on ideas and news seemed like a good idea. Every blogger needs a … Continue reading →

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