Reviews

‘an intriguing read . . . keeps the reader guessing . . . a lot to enjoy in this romp through the Cambridge Commons . . . a strong sense of place and a narrative style that is both energetic and engaging.’ [Dead Letters]

- Margaret Murphy, SHERLOCK

10 Books that have made me laugh

Posted on Nov 25, 2014 in Bill Bryson, Gerald Durrell, Jerome K Jerome, Joyce Dennys, Kate Dunn, Michael Simkins, Nancy Mitford, Sue Hepworth, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Today Moira at ClothesinBooks.com and I are posting our list of books that have made us laugh. Mine are, in no particular order: Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome. A classic. I particularly love the part where they try to open a tin of pineapple without a tin-opener, and Uncle Podger hanging a picture, […]

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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Posted on Mar 29, 2010 in Bill Bryson, Dr Strangelove, Kubrick, Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid | No Comments

For some reason I had taken it for granted that Bill Bryson wasn’t my kind of writer. (Too popular, perhaps? And to anyone who accuses me of intellectual snobbery, I have only this to say: THE DA VINCI CODE). But then I caught him reading from THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID on […]

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