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Review: The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly

Posted on August 7, 2023 by vanessa

 One of my resolutions this year was to read some of the dozens and dozens of book shelved on the TBR bookcase in my study. Some have been there since they arrived as proof copies when I was bookseller (it … Continue reading →

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Yes, I’m still here!

Posted on July 2, 2022 by vanessa

“Don’t forget to update your blog, “ said a friend and I was shocked to look and see that I haven’t written here since the beginning of last year. Given that I’ve been blogging since way back—about 2005, I think—I … Continue reading →

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Advent calendar 24th December – The book I’d most like to find under the tree

Posted on December 24, 2015 by vanessa

This is an almost impossible question for me to answer. If a book is in print and I want it, then I acquire it, either purchasing it myself or if it might be a title for Glenogle & Bell subscribers … Continue reading →

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Advent calendar 23rd December – My book of the year

Posted on December 23, 2015 by vanessa

Life After Life, Kate Atkinson‘s novel which told the story of Ursula Todd again and again through the twentieth century, was a massive success winning prizes and enthralling readers. For her next book, A God In Ruins, she turned her … Continue reading →

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Advent calendar 22nd December – My favourite Christmas book

Posted on December 22, 2015 by vanessa

Like books set in Edinburgh, there are so many Christmas books to choose from, but my favourite is Doing Christmas by Sarah Garland. We came across this when The Son was a baby and that sun-faded, slightly chewed board book … Continue reading →

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