Reviews

‘Christine Poulson’s wonderful sense of place brings Cambridge to life. Cassie overcomes the problems facing her with wit and guile aplenty and ensures the reader’s empathy from first word to last . . . an enthralling and engaging read that underlines Christine’s burgeoning reputation as a crime novelist to watch.’ [Stage Fright]

- SHOTS MAGAZINE

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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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Posted on Mar 29, 2010 in Bill Bryson, Dr Strangelove, Kubrick, Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid | No Comments

For some reason I had taken it for granted that Bill Bryson wasn’t my kind of writer. (Too popular, perhaps? And to anyone who accuses me of intellectual snobbery, I have only this to say: THE DA VINCI CODE). But then I caught him reading from THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID on […]

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