The podcast ‘Mared & Karen’ was originally recommended to me by a person on a true crime podcast group on Facebook. You can usually find me loitering there for good recommendations to listen to while I am at work. I chose this series because it seemed reasonably short and I found the synopsis for the podcast intriguing.
Month: Sep 2019
Violet’s Children – Maureen Lee: Book Review
Maureen Lee has never been the kind of author that I envisioned myself reading. I used to work in the Books department of WH Smith and noticed that there was a certain type of reader affiliated with the author’s books. I’m talking ladies of the fifty plus variety, who were usually Scouse and had a connection to the World War Two era either through their relatives or their own childhoods.
Four Books I Loved Growing Up
As you’ve probably guessed, I was a bit of a book worm growing up. I was obsessed with stories and storytelling from a very young age, and always had my head in a book. Below are four books that captivated me throughout my childhood.
September Book Club: Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
This month in book club we are reading John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’.