The Book Trunk

This site is dedicated to my grandmother, who ran away from her Norwegian home in 1915 and arrived in England with nothing but a trunk full of books.

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Sunday, 8 January 2012

Dickens and Daughter

I had my week all planned, but my mother has been ill, and I have been with her. Thankfully, she is much better, so I’m back home, it’s catc...

Monday, 2 January 2012

Tigers, Dragons - and Cannibalism

“I was born twice. First in a wooden room that jutted out over the black water of the Thames, and then again eight years later in the High...

Sunday, 1 January 2012

Looking Back and Stretching Ahead

Well, Christmas is over and another year has begun, so it’s time to review the last 12 months and make resolutions for the future. Looking ...

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Abandoning Baking for Books

Imagine a travelling bookshop: a horse-drawn caravan where the outer walls fold down to reveal shelves lined with books. Imagine the ow...

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

A Disappointing Read

The Rose of Sebastopol is one of those novels where the idea of the book sounds far more interesting than the book itself turns out to be. ...

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