CHRISTINE POULSON March 2018 - CHRISTINE POULSON

Terrible Titles; or, What’s in a Name?

Posted on Mar 23, 2018 in John Le Carré, Karin Fossum, The Good Wife | 18 Comments

The Good Wife is not a good title. I feel confident in saying that as it put me off watching the series when it was first on TV. Later, sampling it on Netflix, I loved it and I am now on series 5. It’s not easy to put my finger on why the title put […]

Snow-bound in real life (and book bargains)

Posted on Mar 9, 2018 in Antarctica, bargain, Cold Cold Heart, Deep Water, snow, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

This was the view from our landing window last week after the arrival of the Beast from the East. The snow has all gone now, thank goodness. Although it was so beautiful – what fabulous icicles – it was also very inconvenient. I didn’t get my car out for a week and like many other […]

Highlight of my month

Posted on Mar 1, 2018 in A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, Book group | 10 Comments

I love my book group. It is one of a number attached to Sheffield University and as well as a core of longstanding members, we also have a shifting membership of visiting academics and postgrads. Just to mention a few nationalities, we have or have had in the group women from France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, […]