Astrid Sullivan is on the news for going missing again after the recent publication of her memoir of her abduction at 14. When Fern, a social worker with anxiety problems, sees her on TV she is sure that she met her, but her husband thinks that it's just that her face is well known. But …
Last week, our local cinema opened it's doors again, with a bunch of sensible social distancing and safety measures to ensure a Covid safe viewing experience. For me, who loves going to the movies so much, it felt like a huge sign. Things are slowly coming back to life again and maybe everything is going …
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Dressing for 2020 seems to have been all about comfort. Perhaps emotionally as much as physically. But sweats and pyjamas all day doesn't always make you feel positive or chic, even if it is cozy. This soft tee from Betty and Veronica and cute gingham capris are a cute, uplifting answer to at home style …
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Stella lives almost alone at the edge of Winterspell forest, since the death of her mother from a plague and her fathers devastating grief which turned him into an unrecognizable shadow. Raised by her grandmothers ghost and an imp called Peg, her loneliness leads her to go to school in the human world, desperate for …
Holly and Jules have been friends since university and have shared every important moment of each other's lives. And they know all each other's weak spots and secrets too. When Jules 13 year old daughter Saffie accuses Holly's 16 year old son of raping her, their lives and the lives of their families will be …
I grew up watching Lucille Ball on her hilarious TV show I Love Lucy after school. She was delightfully funny and hugely likable, getting into all sorts of scrapes with her best friend Ethel. She was something else, a woman who was both beautiful and funny. In her era, there were starlets or funny women, …
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With the way the world is today, friendship is more important than ever, helping us through and keeping us sane, giving us the emotional support. I felt like this book would be a good one to read and share with you all right now, so I took it on without realising that it was written …
Continue reading Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
"A detective story with no detective" says the tagline on this book, and it's a pretty good description. Set in Edinburgh in 2011, Margaret is a middle aged woman whose life has imploded in London, so she flees to her mothers in Scotland. It's one of the coldest Winters on record, and there are a …
I'm a natural night owl and after years of working jobs that started in the afternoon or evening, my body clock tends to really resist an early bedtime. Add into that mix the fact that as soon as I turn off the light, I start thinking about things, and suddenly I'm wide awake... Having a …
It's the little things at the moment. Here I am, with my coffee in my flamingo mug and a crisp white tee shirt, starting my day out fresh. I wanted to share three little beauty, self care, hair care things with you that made me happy today. 1. New Foundation: Maybelline, Dream Radiant Liquid. I …
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