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‘One of those rare gems that comes to the reviewer out of the blue . . . enough twists to shame a cobra . . . the story fairly rips along, defying the reader to put the book down . . . Christine Poulson should be heralded as the fine entrant to the world of crime fiction she most certainly is.’ [Stage Fright]

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The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate

Posted on Jan 10, 2015 in Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love | 4 Comments

It is the 1930s and eighteen year old Fanny has been invited to a daunting house-party at Hampton Park. Her terrifying hostess Lady Montdore and the fashionable Mrs Chaddesley Corbett call her over and ask her, ‘Are you in love?’ ‘I felt myself becoming scarlet in the face. How could they have guessed my secret? […]

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10 Books that have made me laugh

Posted on Nov 25, 2014 in Bill Bryson, Gerald Durrell, Jerome K Jerome, Joyce Dennys, Kate Dunn, Michael Simkins, Nancy Mitford, Sue Hepworth, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Today Moira at ClothesinBooks.com and I are posting our list of books that have made us laugh. Mine are, in no particular order: Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome. A classic. I particularly love the part where they try to open a tin of pineapple without a tin-opener, and Uncle Podger hanging a picture, […]

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