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Review: Revolutionary Road
Book: Revolutionary Road Author: Richard Yates First published: 1961 Current publisher: Vintage Classics Format: Paperback Page count: 334 The physicals: Second-hand paperback Methuen edition Procurement: Bought from a charity shop Price: £2.00 One of the best £2 I've ever spent. What a brilliant novel this is. I saw the film a few years ago with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio and felt drawn to the story. The book went onto my mental TBR list, and finally I spotted a copy
Jun 272 min read
Am I still a writer...?
Writing is something I've done, on and off (sometimes off for years) since I was a child. I really started to take it seriously in my thirties, writing poetry for a few years before embarking on my first serious attempt at a novel once I'd turned 40. This novel eventually became my third-to-be-published novel, The Road to California. I was over the moon in 2012 when my second attempted novel, Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase, found an agent and a few months later, a book deal. I was n
Jun 195 min read
Review: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Book: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont Author: Elizabeth Taylor First published: 1971 Current publisher: Virago Format: Kindle e-book...
Jul 26, 20252 min read