The Keeper of Lost Things – Book Review

The Keeper of Lost Things – Book Review

The Keeper of Lost Things 19 November, 2017 Looking for something light over Christmas? The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan is an ideal holiday read with loveable, quirky characters who are both funny and touching. Anthony Peardew, having lost the most important...
When men march away…

When men march away…

When men march away… 03 August, 2017 for ‘We Love This Book’ magazine. During the First World War, millions of women watched husbands, sweethearts, sons and brothers march away, and were left behind to live daily with the fear of the telegram boy arriving at their...
Hearts, Flowers and Handfasting.

Hearts, Flowers and Handfasting.

Hearts, Flowers and Handfasting. 31 JULY, 2017 for ‘NewBooks’ magazine. Valentine’s Day is said to be the day when birds choose a mate for life; likewise, in the spring ‘a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love’. The nineteenth century poet, John Clare,...
The Silk Factory – Ghosts and History.

The Silk Factory – Ghosts and History.

The Silk Factory – Ghosts and History. 28 JULY, 2017 for Historia magazine. In the Northamptonshire village where I live, a friend reported odd sounds in her house and a wholly unexplained smell of soot. I wondered what the site had been used for in the past and...

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