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Tag: The Orchard on Fire

The Orchard on Fire – Shena Mackay

On April 26, 2021April 24, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

This book belongs to a genre showing us childhood from a child’s perspective. They always remind me how different the world looked then. How even now when I look at my memories I automatically apply the adult perspective to them. But when I focus I can recall not only the facts but also how they …

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Q1 2021 round-up

On April 5, 2021June 16, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

With 2020 done and dusted things were supposed to be different! I am outraged, because they were not. As soon as 2021 started we ended up in lockdown 3.0 in London. And all the magical belief that changing the year will change anything went out the window. It has been by far the worst of …

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The Best Saturday Surprise Ever

On February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

Times are a bit doomy and gloomy, and continental Europe is still in deep winter chill, but there is no denying that in the UK the spring is coming. Saturday was a lovely and warm day in London, and with hiacynth's smell in the air everything suddenly felt a lot more hopeful. Do you know …

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