Archive for the 'Books' Category
Filed under Books, Holidays, St Albans 2024
Halloween Changes Into Christmas
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2024
Filed under Books, Faith Foundations, Out & About
Steeple Chasing by Peter Ross
… around Britain by Church
Synopsis from the book cover:
Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and quthority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders – one huge gallery scattered, like a hanful of jewels, across these isles.
Thoughts:
The book meanders through through Britain [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2024
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Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb
Synopsis from the book cover:
Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boys’ clothing and sharing the finanacial burden of head of the household with her father.
Now middle-aged, Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life each night. As Maleka prepares to leave home [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2024
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Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Bestselling writer Bill Bryson’s brilliantly readable biography of our greatest dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is updated to mark the 400th anniversary of his death.
Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson tries to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey through the streets of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2024
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Farewell Fountain Street by Selcuk Altun
Synopsis from the book cover:
Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusione professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer’s [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2024
… The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse
The stay at home and working from home policies due to Covid 19 led to lunch time dates with Mr C with his TV choices. One of the later choices as we came out of the lockdowns was the rebooted Dr Who starting with Christopher Eccleston. We avidly watched [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2024
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Rick Stein’s Simple Suppers
This book is a labour of love with recipes, lovely dialogue along with memories and helpful tips for tweaking recipes.
The book is a joy to read and the recipes we have tried have been delicious.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2024
