Category Archives: Hilary Mantel

june book haul

Posted on July 5, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

Are we at the start of a new month already? Is the year really half way through? ‘Let’s Do It’ – Bob Stanley. Not tribute to Victoria Wood, Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley pieces together a history of popular music, from … Continue reading →

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A book haul for the coming months…

Posted on March 24, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

I’ve not been hoarding – honestly! – but over the past few weeks I’ve been buying books as usual but not found the time to write about them. I work in a ‘key’ role (In relation to the current health … Continue reading →

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Hilary Mantel – go for it!

Posted on February 23, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

As everyone knows, next week sees the publication of the final volume in Hilary Mantel’s ‘Thomas Cromwell’ trilogy –  ‘The Mirror and the Light.’ I’m a bit in two minds about this, simply because I still haven’t read the first … Continue reading →

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Pant-wetting excitements for 2020

Posted on December 3, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

A the year draws full circle, I can’t help but look forward to see what pant-wetting excitements we have lined up for next year Ali Smith – Summer Of course, in July we have the final volume of Ali Smith’s ‘seasons’ … Continue reading →

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Decisions, decisions…

Posted on August 4, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

This week saw my books teetering into the realms of silliness. The LGBT history and Biography shelves threatened to swamp my bedroom door, the ‘to be read’ stacks in the bedroom had been there so long they were resembling cubist … Continue reading →

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