Book reading
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Book Review – Jean Auel’s Clan of the Cave Bear
Jean Auel’s Clan of the Cave Bear and her subsequent highly successful series have also left a lasting impression on me. I was in awe, no pun intended, of her realistic and humanistic portrayal of ancient civilisations developing from Cave Dwellers to Hunter Gatherers about 3,000 years ago. I was taught history in the traditional route working…
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Skallagrigg by William Horwood
The Skallagrigg is a tale of a young girl Esther who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. She comes from a fairly privileged background where she wants for nothing, apart from that fundamental loss of her mother who died in childbirth. Her father ensures that she is given every opportunity to succeed in life and she attends the best…
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Book reviews – a classical introduction
For the next two weeks I intend to focus my blog on reviews of those books which have had the greatest impact on me personally over the years. I could include classics like The Lord of the Rings, which my sister and I read aloud to each other between Christmas and Easter when I was…
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Can you snuggle with a Kindle in bed?
I’ve totally changed my mind about the topic of my blog today having just read a humorous blog from Derek Haines about succumbing to the temptation of buying a Kindle. I’ve never been one to embrace new technology, which is why IT tutors at work laugh with incredulity when they hear me talk of Blogging,…