“A complex tale of love, truth, identity, self-discovery and betrayal which shuttles between Jamaica and London, from the turbulent 70s to the present day.” Jenni O’Connor’s description of her self-pub e-book is an excellent summing up. The heroine is Monique, a journalist of Jamaican descent who goes back to Jamaica for the funeral of a … Continue reading e-pub review: Reach for a Different Sun
I’d like to thank my host at The Victorianist for publishing my post about David Octavius Hill. The article presents the bare bones of a story I’ve been unravelling for a while and which gets more interesting all the time. For instance, David Octavius Hill was so called by dint of being his parents’ eighth child, but … Continue reading The Victorianist – and a sad addition
All my favourite books contain a love story. But sometimes love is not quite enough. I’ve been reminded of this on two occasions recently. The first was while watching a tv drama called (confusingly I thought) Public Enemies. This focussed on a probation officer disciplined for allowing an offfender to reoffend whose new charge was on parole after … Continue reading More than love, actually
I can see that having another blog to look after is going to make it harder to keep up appearances here, so just in case anyone is missing me, I’m posting my first week of responses to January’s smallstone challenge. These have appeared mostly on Twitter, and I thought it would be good to keep a more … Continue reading Small stones in a river
#smallstone no. 4 Today I walked to work, just for a change. The pub on the corner, The Salutation, is under new management. ‘Welcomes customers old and new,’ says the banner strung outside. On the adjacent wall is the pub sign, in quattrocento colours, an Annunciation. I’m as surprised as I think the management would be … Continue reading Noticing
