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
It is hard to believe that this summer’s hit film Where the Crawdads Sing was in fact the debut novel of writer Delia Owens. First published in 2018 the book sold more than 4.5 million copies and was selected for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club. Set in 1950s America, the story follows the life… Read More Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
My mental health is always much improved if I can get lost in a book for a while. With everything going on in the world at the moment my anxiety levels are creeping up. Add in a dash of Christmas stress and retreating with a good book becomes more of a necessity than a luxury.… Read More Three books to get you through the festive period
When Rowen Coleman visited Ponden Hall for a photography course some years ago she was completely seduced by the wonderfully atmospheric house with its undoubted Bronte connections. The result of the seduction became The Girl at the Window, a beautiful tale of love and loss throughout the ages. Ponden Hall is situated just outside Haworth… Read More Book Review: The Girl at the Window by Rowen Coleman
Having long had my own addiction to self-help books I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Marianne Power’s Help Me, which sounded like the self help book to end all self help books. Marketed as ‘one woman’s quest to find out if self-help really can change your life’ each chapter is a canter through famous… Read More Book Review: Help Me by Marianne Powers
I’m alway sceptical of books that tell you how to be happy and transform your life with some magic formula. However having seen one of the authors, Andy Cope, speak at an event a few years ago I had an idea The Art of Being Brilliant might be a good read. The book, also written… Read More Book review: The Art of Being Brilliant
Chrissie Wellington A Life Without Limits The problem with achieving enormous feats, not just once but four times, like Chrissie Wellington is that it is easy for others to think being ironman world champion is all a bit of a breeze. But not so, her autobiography ‘A Life Without Limits’ is full to the brim… Read More Thinking of doing a triathlon? Three books to get you motivated
Looking at Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast with her pristine blonde bob, professionally delivering the day’s news you would never imagine she spends her weekends flinging herself into lakes, hurtling down hills on a bike or running across the North West’s landscape. But just check her Twitter feed and she really is the action woman… Read More Book review: Dare to Tri by Louise Minchin