Category: musings
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THE NOVELIST: The moors beckoned, shrouded in mist, Cathy wandered through the bracken dreaming of Heathcliff. THE REALITY: Cathy tumbled out of the country bus, walked through a break in a stone wall and onto the heath, only to be chased by a vicious looking sheep named Heathcliff.
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A Day of Thanks
So, today’s question is: “What are you thankful for?” Well, in truth, quite a lot really. But rather than ramble on, I think I’ll stick to a handful of things that I’m thankful for. First of all, I’m thankful for being alive. For having made it in one piece through the worst of covid. Especially…
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Striking a Chord
Music has and will always been a huge part of my life. It’s been with me from such an early age, helping me escape (like books) into another world, where I could be myself. Away from others and, at times, with others. From huge venues with tens of thousands to small hall concerts in intimate…
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Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Jane Harper has done it again. She has captured lightning in a bottle not once, but twice. With FORCE OF NATURE she has crafted a second beguiling novel, with a tapestry of threads that crisscross throughout the story weaving a masterpiece of misdirection till the final reveal. A surprise, I for one, never saw coming.…