by Frances Crawford A Good, Good Book. It has been a good year for reading through my TBR pile.* I have particularly enjoyed Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir, and, in fiction, I was captivated by Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth, a book recommended by Sturgeon during Covid, The Girls by Lori Lansens, first published inContinue reading “A Bad, Bad, Place.”
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The mythology of the English Village
English villages are where Miss Marple solves crimes, where Bertie Wooster goes to escape Great Aunts or where children have adventures with dogs and boats. It is an idyllic world full of village ponds, pretty houses, wooded landscapes, and hedge-lined country lanes. The inhabitants of such villages are genteel ladies, retired colonels, hard working men,Continue reading “The mythology of the English Village”
Significantly Different 