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I have enjoyed reading Miranda France’s book, Don Quixote’s Delusions, even though it has three layers, which makes it a rather bumpy ride.
First, there is Miranda’s potted history of Spain, then an exploration of Cervante’s book, and finally, her own adventures in Spain.
She weaves the three together well, most of the time, with her own [...]
I have never been one to bother with audio tapes - I love the look and feel of a real book, as well as the sheer pleasure of reading for myself. When my children were small, I used to tape their favourite stories for long car journeys, and I know that with longer books, your [...]
I don’t collect old books just for the pleasure of faded daffodil yellow linen covers or sepia photographs of English villages in the 30s – although that has a lot to do with it. Nor do I collect them to make a killing Ebay. Just because a book was printed in 1936 doesn’t make it [...]
There used to be a radio show back in the 50s called Desert Island Discs. Celebrity guests would play the ten musical pieces they would take to a desert island - there was also another version of this show, where guests would talk about the ten books they would take to the island.
I have always [...]
I have just finished reading Isabel Allende’s second book in her young adult series, that started with The City of the Beasts. The second book, The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, has the same main characters, but takes place in the Himalayas instead of the jungles of South America. I have a feeling the next [...]
I have just been to my favourite second hand bookshop. It’s upstairs in the attic at the local Salvation Army Store, and it’s a fossicker’s delight. Sometimes, a motivated employee will get up there and organise all the books into categories, but then another twenty boxes will arrive, and there will be books dumped on [...]
Literary friendships can last a lifetime, and I am happy to say that I have made many friends through the years.
I have just finished reading Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea - so naturally I will now have to reread all of LM Mongomery’s Anne Books, right up to Rilla of Ingleside. I [...]
I have just read Book Lust, by librarian Nancy Pearl, in which she engagingly lists the books she recommends - but what caught my eye was her “rule of fifty”.
According to Pearl, if a book hasn’t captured your interest by fifty pages, you should give it up.
I am not arguing with this - life is [...]
Welcome to Kavanagh’s attic. Like most attics - the best ones, anyway - it is crammed with a variety of odd things crammed into boxes and trunks. But mostly this attic is about books - books have been a major part of my life since I was very young, thanks to my dear mother, who [...]
