(image via Dalton’s Instagram)
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly why I was so invested in Raising Hare, Chloe Dalton’s account of sheltering a hare in her garden (and house and life). But maybe it started when I read that a newborn hare, known as a leveret, is ‘...born open-eyed into a world of danger.’ And from that point on, it was a survival story, and how could you not want the leveret to win?! Continue reading
You’ll need to lock in early to Happiness and Love, in order to get with Zoe Dubno’s style. But it is absolutely worth your initial effort.
First to the style: It is pure stream-of-consciousness. There are no paragraphs and no chapter breaks – start reading at page one and keep going until you hit the end (page 267), at which point, you are well and truly feeling all the things the novel’s narrator if feeling (annoyed, aggrieved, exhausted, amused, enlightened, relieved). Continue reading
01. This little guy – both fun and devastating on NYE… (I was sucked in by the pretty bottle and referred to The Madrusan Cocktail Companion for a suitable cocktail, which was the potent Mezcaletti). Continue reading
I still have a bunch of reviews to complete from last year… Continue reading
I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading
Here’s my year in books – Continue reading
It’s technically possible to squeeze in another couple of books before midnight on December 31, 2025 but unlikely, so I think I can safely draw a line under the reading challenges for the year. Continue reading
01. My Boxing Day tradition is starting a new book, fuelled by treats (it has always been Quality Street but this year, to my absolute horror, they have been discontinued in Australia). Continue reading
I left my mother not because I didn’t love her, but in order to be able to continue to love her. Continue reading
I’ve read 108 Kindle samples this year – I reckon that downloading sample chapters is more prudent than impulse buying books that don’t quite pan out after the first few chapters. Continue reading