Monthly Archives: October 2010
Happy Halloween… Any Spooky Suggestions?
I have only just discovered the code to my mother’s Wi-Fi and so haven’t been able to do much in the way of blogging or catching up which has been a mixture of a horror and a delightful rest. I … Continue reading
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Recuperation Retreat
By the time this post goes up I will be up north at my Mums getting some well needed relaxation and recuperation after my ‘investigation’ at the hospital. Everything went well by all reports which is a good sign and … Continue reading
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Alls Not Quite Well
Hello one and all, I wanted to pop a little note up on Savidge Reads as there may be some silence for a little while. As I have mentioned I have been feeling rather unwell on and off of late … Continue reading
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Exchange – Paul Magrs
I have to say I really ummed and ahhed for a while as to whether I should review this book. As some of you will know Paul Magrs is the Chair of The Green Carnation Prize (the shortlist will be … Continue reading
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Our Man in Havana – Graham Greene
Graham Greene is an author that I have meant to read much, much more of (there are loads of authors like that aren’t there, well there are for me) ever since I read ‘The End of the Affair’ back before … Continue reading
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That Lovely ‘What To Read Next’ Feeling…
Having finished my latest read last night before I went to sleep I awoke this morning and stretched with that lovely feeling of ‘ooh I can browse my bookshelves at whim and read whatever I want to next’. Sometimes that … Continue reading
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Book Reviews vs. Posts About Bookish Bits & Bobs
I was having a nice coffee with a lovely friend today who really doesn’t get the whole book blogging thing and has often rather bemused and amused by the fact that one of her closest friends is so very into … Continue reading
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The Bookshop – Penelope Fitzgerald
One of the things that lead me to wanting to have a little break from the blogging recently was that I had got myself into the habit of reading to write about the books on here. That isn’t necessarily a … Continue reading
Filed under Books About Books, Flamingo Books, Harper Collins, Penelope Fitzgerald, Review
A Guide To A New Start
So finally after giving myself a bit of brain space and doing lots and lots of brain storming and deciding which direction I want Savidge Reads to go to in the future weeks and months etc and I have come … Continue reading
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Do I Want To Read…? A Ken Follett Special
Ok two posts in a day when I am on a mini break is a bit nuts but this is because I have an urgent book related question for you in a mini special ‘Do I Want To Read?’ So … Continue reading
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Spending Sundays With A Classic… Suspended
Well I am still having a sort of break from blogging but I wanted to just give you an update on one thing that I decided on yesterday, which was of course Sunday. That is that I have decided to … Continue reading
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A Mini Break
I was planning on having a good natter with you all about Graham Greene’s novel ‘Our Man in Havana’ today, the truth is I haven’t finished it yet and am in no rush to, in part because I am enjoying … Continue reading
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Review Policy
I mentioned the other week that I had gotten a little bit vexed (oh how I love that word) over a few small situations, it’s always the small ones that bother you more than the big ones isn’t it? So … Continue reading
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