Some summer reads you may have missed…

Wey hey! Summer is finally here… So where has all that lovely sunshine gone? Yip, its back to being a typical mixed and often wet summer it seems for us Brits. However I do find…

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The power of Persuasion

Maybe this is a sweeping statement (and I’m sorry if you feel so) but when people think of Jane Austen, they mostly think of Pride and Prejudice, with many people citing it as their favourite…

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Reader, I Married Him: the benefits of reading a short story

I read on the BBC news website the other day that us Brits just don’t have the time to read anymore. According to a new survey by The Reading Agency, 67% of us would like…

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I hate Wuthering Heights – so why have I chosen it for book group?

Controversial I know but when I first read Wuthering Heights I hated it. I can just picture the disgust on many of your faces as you read this, but it is true. I mean this…

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