Do you remember the Friends episode when Ross was ‘fine’? He found out Rachel and Joey were a couple and said over and over ‘I’m fine’ when he was anything but. Yes, well, that has been me for the past three months as I navigate my first-born son Harry buying a house and flying the… Read More Honestly I’m fine
Linda Green has a fabulous ability to turn a slightly bonkers concept into a heartfelt story, guaranteed to make you laugh and cry and everything in between. If I Had My Time Again is the story of three very different people, Jules, Emily and Carl, who die on the same day and end up in the… Read More If I Had my Time Again – Linda Green
The queen of romantic fiction, Milly Johnson, is back with another seasonal offering packed full of emotion, romance, heart-wrenching storylines, fabulous characters, humour and a huge dollop of Christmas spirit. Let the Bells Ring Out is the sister title to her original Christmas story I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day a fabulous story… Read More Let the Bells Ring Out Milly Johnson
Famous for writing the multi-million best-seller Eat Pray Love, Liz Gilbert is back with another honest and insightful memoir. All the Way to the River is the story of how she fell in love with her best friend, left her husband and the crisis that ensues when they are faced with a terminal diagnosis and… Read More All the Way to the River by Liz Gilbert review
When my Father passed away last year we were faced with a mountain of grief we are only just beginning to process – this is of course to be expected. What I didn’t expect was the depth of the sadness at the prospect of saying goodbye to Sapgate Lane – a house which has been… Read More Half a century of memories and the grief of saying goodbye to our family home.
Every now and again a book comes along that knocks you sideways, changes your perspective and affects you long after you have turned the last page. The Choice by Edith Egers has been out for some time and I have seen it recommended across social media but I must say I was hesitant to tackle… Read More Book review: The Choice by Edith Eger
I am not a huge fan of Gothic literature, or anything to do with the supernatural but was persuaded to buy Wayward due to its pretty book cover and many promising reviews. Emilia Hart’s debut novel, which came out in 2023, centres upon three women Kate, Violet and Altha in three very different periods of… Read More Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
The NHS is celebrating its 75th birthday today and I know if my Mother had been here she would have been waving the biggest of flags. Born in 1948 just like the NHS, Joyce Cook, my Mother spent more than 30 years working as a nurse and midwife. She died aged just 51 – but… Read More NHS 75 – My Mother the Nurse
To the shock of us all my Dad passed away quite suddenly on May 6, after a very short illness. I had the honour of writing and reading out his eulogy at his funeral on the 31st and I’ve put it below. I wanted to share with you a bit about our childhood and what… Read More Saying goodbye to Dad
This week I was invited by the lovely people of Welcome to Yorkshire to a screening of the new Emily film at the Plaza Cinema in Skipton. Living in Haworth and loving all things Bronte I could not wait to see it and honesty it was everything I wanted it to be. Here’s my review.… Read More I went to see Emily!