Jeff Smith’s The Bone Series (II)

2014-03-13T21:05:32-04:00

Eyes of the Storm (1994, Book Three) The Dragonslayer (1995, Book Four) Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border(1997, Book Five)  Yesterday I chatted about the the first three books in Jeff Smith’s Bone series (beginning with the wonderful prequel, Rose): no spoilers, so do have a peek here. Bone

Jeff Smith’s The Bone Series (II)2014-03-13T21:05:32-04:00

Jeff Smith’s The Bone Series (I)

2014-03-13T21:05:19-04:00

Jeff Smith's Rose (2002, Prequel) Out from Boneville (1991, Book One) The Great Cow Race(1993, Book Two)  Okay, I admit it. I didn’t want to read these. He looks like Caspar the Friendly Ghost, eh?And even though Caspar was one of my favourite characters when I was seven years old,

Jeff Smith’s The Bone Series (I)2014-03-13T21:05:19-04:00

Jane Gardam’s Queen of the Tambourine (1991)

2014-03-09T19:47:30-04:00

Jane Gardam's Queen of the Tambourine (1991) Abacus - Little Brown, 2006 Dear Joan, "I do hope I know you well enough to say this." And she signs it, "Your sincere friend, Eliza (Peabody)." So begins Eliza first letter to Joan. We learn from the letters that Eliza has been

Jane Gardam’s Queen of the Tambourine (1991)2014-03-09T19:47:30-04:00

Regenerating Enthusiasm for a Re-read

2014-03-09T14:04:08-04:00

Pat Barker's Regeneration (1991) Come on, admit it: you've avoided reading this because it's a war novel. It's okay: you're not alone. And how can a book about the horrors of war compete, when reading time is limited and it would be so much more fun to re-read Miss Pettigrew

Regenerating Enthusiasm for a Re-read2014-03-09T14:04:08-04:00

Settling in with Elizabeth Smart

2014-02-27T16:38:36-05:00

Elizabeth Smart’s Journals, Edited by Alice van Wart Necessary Secrets (1991) and On the Side of the Angels (1994) Let’s say you haven’t even heard of this writer before and, as a good little feminist, you wonder why I’ve chosen to read her for the Women Unbound Challenge, and you

Settling in with Elizabeth Smart2014-02-27T16:38:36-05:00
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