• bloggers who are readers - part 1
    Books & Book Reviews - Readers Speak

    Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 2

    May 24, 2021 - By 

    As I mentioned in my previous post in this series, the #ReadersSpeak posts for the next few weeks (every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month) will feature bloggers. Today, in Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 2, we meet Reema D’Souza and Shilpa Garg. Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 2 Reema D’Souza Reema blogs at The Write World and is an avid reader who also curates Bibliophiles of Bangalore. On average, how many books do you read in a year? 30-40 Do you think it helps to take part in reading challenges and/or to have a reading target for the…

  • Under The Italian Sun
    Books & Book Reviews - Fiction

    Under the Italian Sun

    May 21, 2021 - By 

    From Rhodes, Greece, I’m moving to Under The Italian Sun today. This is a perfect summer beach read. The #1 bestseller is back with an uplifting, escapist read that will brighten the gloomiest day! A warm, sun-baked terrace. The rustle of verdant green vines. The sun slowly dipping behind the Umbrian mountains. And the chink of wine glasses as the first cork of the evening is popped… Welcome to Italy. A place that holds the answer to Zia-Lucia Costa Chalmers’ many questions. Not least, how she ended up with such a mouthful of a name. When Zia discovers that her…

  • The Old Ducks’ Club
    Books & Book Reviews - Fiction

    The Old Ducks’ Club

    May 20, 2021 - By 

    Reading The Old Duck’s Club made me think of Judy Leigh’s Chasing The Sun and Heading Over The Hill. I’m really starting to enjoy reading about older folks redefining themselves and finding adventure, romance and love again. The Old Ducks’ Club Sophia Gregory is fading away… Recently split from her married lover and about to turn sixty, Sophia doesn’t recognise the old woman staring back at her in the mirror. Where has her life gone so wrong? How has it come to this? A quiet holiday in beautiful Rhodes is the perfect chance for her to find herself again.   Until…