Monthly Archives: January 2017

Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Rosie Canning

Two grand old houses, inhabited by the Nivens and the Sheringhams, who between them lost four sons in the great war. It was March 30th 1924. It was Mothering Sunday. Milly had her mother to go to. But the Nivens’ … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Reads 2016

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Rosie Canning

My plan at the beginning of 2016 was to read Orphan Lit and review it. Here are some of my favourite reads, in no particular order, some reviewed and some not, from last year and nearly all of them feature … Continue reading →

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