ALL THE BEGGARS RIDING BY LUCY CALDWELL – BOOK REVIEW
Published by Faber & Faber When Lara was twelve, and her younger brother Alfie was eight, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. But the family grew up used to him being absent: he only came to London for two weekends a month to work at the Harley Street Clinic, where he met their mother years before, and they only once went on a family holiday together, to Spain, where their mother cried and their father lost his temper and left early.…
View PostLADIES THAT LUNCH
HUNGRY HORSE, FOLKESTONE What a brilliant time we had last week at The Hungry Horse for lunch, it was one of our longest lunches, over 4 hours! lol All nine of us made it so we had lots to catch up on about what the summer held for all of us plus many were still to go on holiday. The deal on Wednesday is curry and a drink so most of us went for that, I liked that they now do a Keema curry, not as good as mine but it was a nice change. I must say Carols salmon…
View PostNEW ART CENTRE IN FOLKESTONE!
KOLLECTIV.ART I found a great new art space that has just opened down the Old High Street in Folkestone, it is nice and welcoming when arriving and they are so friendly. You can find it by our Banksy picture and up from Bella Vita. The space is big enough to show some great art on the walls, which changes so all artists get a chance to show their work. I loved the wall of mirrors, making the space look even bigger. I cannot wait to take the laptop and get inspired for the next writing project. There is a cafe/bar,…
View PostSTRAWBERRY MOON BY JOY M LILLEY – BOOK REVIEW
Published by Long Overdue Books I met this author, Joy, when I was running the writing group in Folkestone, Kent and she kindly gave me her new book to review, I must admit the front cover appealed to me as I am sure it will to others. The setting was the Dordogne in France which is a lovely area easily reached from the south coast in the UK. The Patterson family are starting a new life there with their two teenagers, what starts as a new adventure turns into a period of their lives they would never forget. Maisie who…
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