Category Archives: Constable & Robinson Publishing
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops – Jen Campbell
As someone who spends rather a lot of time in bookshops, and to be fair has dreamt for years of having his own, as soon as I heard about ‘Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops’ by Jen Campbell on the … Continue reading
Filed under Constable & Robinson Publishing, Jen Campbell, Non Fiction, Review
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell – M.C.Beaton
I was talking about the Agatha Raisin novels the other day and some people were really shocked that I liked them (aka judged me). ‘I think they must be your guilty pleasure’ one of these new acquaintances said (though how long we … Continue reading
Filed under Agatha Raisin, Constable & Robinson Publishing, M.C. Beaton, Review
A Visit from the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan
Every so often I read a book and wonder if I simply ‘don’t get it’ that I know everyone else seems to be loving, and that was the feeling that I had about a quarter of the way through ‘A … Continue reading
Agatha Raisin & The Busy Body – M.C. Beaton
(Oops this should have gone live earlier but for some reason didn’t!) I don’t know about you but the ideal Christmas themed read for me (not Christmas time read full stop – I am debating a few giant books for … Continue reading
Filed under Agatha Raisin, Constable & Robinson Publishing, M.C. Beaton, Review
Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden/Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam – M. C. Beaton
I don’t think I have ever multiple reviewed in a blog post before but I thought I would make an exception today and write about not one but two books. Last week I was having dreadful sleeping problems and it … Continue reading
Filed under Agatha Raisin, Constable & Robinson Publishing, M.C. Beaton, Review
A Life Apart – Neel Mukherjee
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! That was my initial reaction to Neel Mukherjee’s ‘A Life Apart’ and is still the reaction that I am left with a week or two later. In fact this book left such an effect on … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Constable & Robinson Publishing, Neel Mukherjee, Review
Agatha Raisin & Kissing Christmas Goodbye – M.C. Beaton
This year for the first time ever I decided to get myself involved in some seasonal reading. Christmas tends to be the period when I read lots and lots of guilty pleasures and one or two big books I have … Continue reading
Filed under Agatha Raisin, Constable & Robinson Publishing, M.C. Beaton, Review
