by Helen Wakefield | May 19, 2011 | archives
Ok, so no luck on the Jane Eyre book yet! Actually, I think it’s in storage with most of my other books at the moment. I picked up Wendy Harmer’s new book, “Friends Like These”. I’ve never read any of her books before, but I...
by Helen Wakefield | May 9, 2011 | book review
You’re right, this book isn’t in the BBC Big Read, but we did say we are not limiting ourselves to writing only about books in that 100 list. I went through three distinct phases as I read this book. The first part of the book I found interesting. The...
by Helen Wakefield | May 2, 2011 | archives
There are a couple of books on the BBC Big Read list which I have attempted to read at various times. So I’ve decided to pick the first book to read from one of those. But which one?I tried reading Alice in Wonderland a couple of weeks ago, and I’m sorry...
by Helen Wakefield | Apr 30, 2011 | archives
Many people would have heard about the BBC’s Big Read Top 100 Best Loved Novels, and many people would have been inspired to take on the challenge to read all 100 books on the list. We’re well aware that in embarking on the challenge we’re not...
