When you’re reading a book and something leaps off the page … ‘Every day was perfect that April. The scrawny beauty of our house warmed and melted in the spring light. Through the long screens of beech and ash plantations blackbirds flew low to the ground, calling high and scuttling low about their love affairs. … Read more
When a moment jumps off the page … ‘Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlaying our hard hearts.’ Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Girls Aloud became a pop phenomenon after winning ITV’s Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah enjoyed a record-breaking 20 consecutive top 10 singles, six platinum albums and a Brit Award amid huge critical acclaim. In Dreams That Glitter, the girls share the story of their success. Publisher: Bantam PressISBN: 978-0593061220Type: Biography We’d … Read more
The bits of the book that leap off the page … ‘Life was the process of learning to live with less and less.You lost everyone close to you or they lost you. There were no other alternatives.’ The Intrusions, Stav Sherez
The bits of the book that jump off the page … ‘It is a miracle. I remind myself that I am on a tiny planet that is moving at an insane speed through a boundless universe, never tiring of its flight around the sun, and I think to myself: it’s crazy. That we exist at … Read more
When a line or two from a book you love stays with you … ‘She remembered things he did not; he remembered things she did not. Their past was a bolt of fabric they had scissored up and divided between them.’ Back When We Were Grownups, Anne Tyler
I can’t remember when I first read The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. It was a long time ago. It’s one of those books I feel I’ve always known, one that has been with me throughout my life. It’s a book I like to keep close so that I can put my hand on … Read more