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Making coffee now managed by AI
I’m taking a career break, the prospect of a lower-pressure, local job a welcome one. As a volunteer for the local Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust, when I saw a role helping in their café at The Nature Discovery Centre in Thatcham on a part-time basis, I thought I’d hit the jackpot. However, it turns out that 25+ years of work experience are not sufficient for me to be entrusted with the…
Patriot, Alexei Navalny
I’ve just finished reading Patriot by Alexei Navalny. What a writer. He had a charisma and courage that was tested in ways so terrible I can’t even try to imagine. As he shares the story of an incredible life, through the good times and the inhuman, he never loses his humour, warmth, passion and resiliance, which shine through every page.
Spook Street, Mick Herron
Where do I start when it comes to the genius of Mick Herron? The detail alone is completely immersive, I was transfixed from page one as springtime in London gently unfurled, in stark contrast to the following chapter where I was completely invested in the heating at Slough House as it spluttered slowly and painfully to life. You had me at ‘So…’
The Dog Walker Download
I spend a great deal of my life trotting along behind my dog. On our travels I’ve noticed dog walkers come in many different shapes and sizes. When you own a large and loud German Shepherd, you learn quickly that training is a priority, although I’ll admit that teaching Dolly appropriate behaviour continues to be a work in progress. As we trundle our way through the wilds of Newbury, trying not…
City of Night Birds, Juhea Kim
I’m not sure I entirely got the hang of the timelines in this story, I kept waiting for the hammer to fall earlier than it did. It might have benefited from more of a balance between the before and after. But that’s a minor niggle for a beautifully told story and insight into the world of ballet that I would never have appreciated otherwise. I enjoyed the strong characters that powered the…
Back from an incredible four day trip to New York. Need to write it up before I forget!
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Magpie, Elizabeth Day
Jury’s out on this one. I had high hopes, and got caught up in the plot quickly, but the more I read the more I felt that the blurb wasn’t an accurate reflection of the plot. I was expecting something different. There were unexpected twists and turns and I thought, here we go – we’re off. But then it ran out of steam. The finale rather a damp squib.
The Lurgy
I hate being ill. It’s boring and pointless. I’ve been stuck at home for five days now feeling horrible, heady and exhausted. At least if I was coughing my lungs up or coating tissues in greenies, I’d have something to show for being infected, but there’s nothing. Everything’s on the back burner. My ongoing quest to procure the perfect body through a brutal (and often humiliating) regime of…
The Confession, Jessie Burton
I enjoyed this much more than I expected, as wasn’t a fan of The Miniaturist. Then there was the key hole design on the front cover of my edition that I worried was a gimmick to make this book look more interesting than it would actually be! However I stand corrected, and got thoroughly caught up in the story. An intriguing premise with twists and turns, sensitively articulated relationships…
Achilles heels
I can’t believe I haven’t written about my bl**dy heels yet. I’ve been complaining about them for months. They’re broken. Well, not broken, but as near as dammit. Torn, or strained. Something nasty and painful. It’s all tennis’s fault. Too much running. That’s what I get for playing hours of singles against men twenty years younger than me. Typically, for weeks I ‘firmed it’ (as the boys would…
The name of the rose, Umberto Eco
Unreadable. And no I’m not watching the film – even Sean Connery can’t put lipstick on this gorilla.
The Rubicon
I’m a mother of adult sons, it’s official. When James turned 18 on 24th September we turned a page and looked ahead to a new chapter. Last Sunday we dropped Will off at Lancaster Uni, he said he was ready, enough of the fun. Being Will of course, he hadn’t looked at Lancaster, but funnily enough, when we got there, it felt right. Driving onto the campus we were met by a cacophony of shrieking…
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The Sun Hotel and Bar
We chose The Sun after a few pints in our local trying to decide where to stay after we dropped William off at Lancaster uni. The Sun was universally accepted to be the place to stay, not least because it had a brewery attached. A bit tired and emotional after the long drive up from Newbury and dropping Will off at his halls, The Sun was like walking into a warm hug. Friendly staff, a relaxed…
Gardening Leave
I’m on gardening leave. Day One. Feels strange. I’m used living in small, bite-sized chunks, each activity carefully contained within the boundaries of a set start and finish time. Deviation from these gridlines heart-thumpingly stressful. Even being 30 seconds late to a Teams call and I’d be apologising profusely. And now, Day One of No Work and No Chunks of Time. My modus operandi when…
Real Tigers, Mick Herron
Another slice of genius from Mick Herron.
Here one moment, Liane Moriarty
The premise of this book so unusual, and the first few chapters had me hooked, but then I felt it got bogged down in the story of the enigmatic fortune (or misfortune) teller, and skimmed past the individuals who’s lives she’d touched. I’d have preferred more of a balance between the two. As it was I started to lose interest as the book progressed. Although in fairness it rallied, and I really…
Armageddon
It’s a war zone in my apiary. There are battles going on that make Jon Snow and Bolton Ramsay look like toddlers lobbing Lego at each other. We’re talking evisceration, decapitation, disembowelment – it’s a gore-fest out there. Wasps circle malevolently at the base of each of my three hives, waiting for a chance to charge the entrances and infiltrate those inner, honey-filled sanctums. Like a…