Tag: Books

  • Poetry

    I’ve been asked to help launch a small book of poetry, written by children in hospital, in September. Reading the book got my interest. It is laid out in sections that describe different types of poem. For someone who hasn’t read a poem since school, it’s a gentle introduction to poetry as well as an…

  • The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    I’ve just finished The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House,which my daughter gave me for Father’s Day. I didn’t know anything about it, so I approached it as a who dunnit – which is not what it is, so part of me is feeling a bit let down because I…

  • The Internet and the truth

    The internet and the truth. Will one ever know the other? I’m researching Greek Myths at the moment. All those wonderful stories have many versions within the Greek tradition, before ever the Romans got hold of the stories and passed them down to us – we who have altered, rewritten and re-shaped them ever since.…