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

Ten books that have stayed with me

Posted on Sep 13, 2014 in Joyce Dennys, Lawrence Block, Sarah Waters, Susan Coolidge. What Katy Did, Tolstoy, Uncategorized, Vasily Grossman | 2 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Daniella, tagged me on Facebook. “List 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take more than a few minutes, and don’t think too hard. It is not about the ‘right’ book or great work of literature, just ones that have affected you in some […]

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Childhood reading

Posted on Aug 22, 2013 in Little Women, Susan Coolidge. What Katy Did | No Comments

One of the advantages of my e-reader is that I can download a lot of out of copyright material and that’s what I’ve done with some of the books I used to love as a child but had somehow mislaid over the years. I have done that with Susan Coolidge’s Katy novels. WHAT KATY DID […]

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