Book Review – The Ten Hour Diet by Jeanette Hyde
Posted on January 29th, 2021 by Jane
Jeannette Hyde has written a new book on healthy eating. She demystifies fasting for everyone in The 10 Hour Diet. Simple explanations backed by complicated research.
Lucy Atkins – Magpie Lane
Posted on March 18th, 2020 by Jane
Lucy Atkins has a brand new book and it’s a good one. Magpie Lane, published in Spring of 2020, is an intelligent thrilling page turner. Plus, it often manages to make you laugh, no mean feat. See what Lucy has to say about writing Magpie Lane
Women’s History Month – 7 Recommended Books
Posted on March 12th, 2020 by Jane
March is Women’s History Month. For years women have been airbrushed out of history but things are changing its some excellent books around challenging the status quo. Check out these 7 book recommendations.
Women’s Long List for Fiction 2020 Announced
Posted on March 4th, 2020 by Jane
The long list for women’s literature has been announced. There are 16 books on the list soon to be whittled down to 6. How many have you read so far?
Inside a Paper Bag Were 4 Balls of Wool…
Posted on January 9th, 2020 by Jane
This Golden Fleece by Esther Rutter – A Journey Through Britain’s Knitted History. Review. I picked up this book with a slight sense of foreboding. A friend had given it to me so I felt honour bound to read it but wasn’t at all sure it would be enjoyable. However, I was surprised when a few pages in I became hooked and felt a huge urge to get knitting. You have been warned.
Is This The Best Book on Leadership Ever?
Posted on January 9th, 2020 by Jane
Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton is an extraordinary women. Homeless as a teenager she sold copies of the Big Issue to keep herself in school, studying in alleyways at night and dodging unwelcome attentions and abuse of all sorts. She is now a Chief Officer in the Fire Brigade. In addition, she has written a very readable book about challenging doing it by the book in life and death situations.
