Category Archives: Sally Vickers

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 →

Posted in Claire Louise Bennett, Diana Souhami, Helen Ellis, Hilary Mantel, Jeanette Winterson, Kate Moses, Lorrie Moore, Margaret Drabble, Mark Gatiss, Michel Faber, Paul Tremblay, Sally Vickers, Sarah Perry | 2 Comments

Holiday Reading!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by wordsandpictures2016

Hurrah, it’s that time of year again, when I skip these shores for a couple of weeks of rest, relaxation and reading. First up are a couple of books I wrote about a couple of weeks ago:  ‘Offshore’ by Penelope … Continue reading →

Posted in Didier Eribon, Javier Marias, Penelope Fitzgerald, philippe Claudel, Sally Vickers | 2 Comments

This month’s book haul

Posted on August 5, 2018 by wordsandpictures2016

In the past few weeks I’ve some great new books: Eduoard Louis’ ‘History of Violence’; Sayaka Murata’s ‘Convenience Store Woman’ , Imogen Hermes Gowar’s ‘The Mermaid and Mrs Hanock’ and Ottessa Moshfegh’s glorious ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Chloe Griffin, Daisy Johnson, John Waters, Penelope Fitzgerald, Sally Vickers | 1 Comment