Christmas shopping can be kind of stressful. Every year I have great ideas about what I want to get, but then when it comes time to actually buying I realise that I haven't left myself enough time or I can't find just the right thing. Sure, I should have started it earlier, especially since I'm …
Dan Underlight is a man in pain. He has always hid himself in his work as a tech executive, but when he's summarily fired by Olivia, the woman who he thought was his closest friend, he has nothing left to hide behind. As he starts to rebuild his life, he wrestles with the loss of …
A house made of glass, a boy whose father can't love him, a woman who finds love too late. Alice Hoffman writes about love and loss, with a hint of magic, in a way that no one else can. Her books feel like modern fairy tales, and they're always moving and a bit different. Orphaned …
Winter is a hard time to dress for. Inside, you're cozy, but outside, it's freezing. I guess the trick is layers, but no one wants to look like the Michelin man! That's where dresses like this light knit come in. This one I just picked up in a sale at Boohoo.com, for a song. (Who …
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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose... It's the time of year for watching Christmas movies, decorating the house, and curling up inside to stay warm. And the best accompaniment to all these things, is hot chocolate. Whilst you can happily whip up a cocoa or a pre-sweetened chocolate drink …
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A Catch-22 is "a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions". (Thank you, Google) The book is about a number of these situations that occur in the army during a war, centering around a schmuck called Yossarian, who wants to get out but can't because …
Perhaps Hoffman's most well known book, and made into a film back in the 90's starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, this book tells the story of the Owens sisters and their peculiar family. This is one of my very favourite books by Hoffman, and her most magical. Following the death of their parents, two …
What I loved about this book was that although it is about the sexual escapades and search for love by a 24 year old girl, which would normally lend itself to the chick lit territory, this book is actually about trauma and recovery too. Phoebe is a bright, beautiful girl, whose dreams to become an …
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A doctor tells his daughter that there are three angels: the angel of life, the angel of death, and the third angel, who often appears as a person who needs your help. The book centres around three women of different generations, staying in London at the same hotel at different times, and how they are …
I really enjoyed this unusual book, a Booker Prize winner back in 1984, which was recommended to me for my reading list this year. It tells the story of Kere, a woman who lives in a tower and has distanced herself from other people, especially her family. But she finds herself drawn out of herself, …
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