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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Monday, 6 January 2014

Timbuktu: As far away as the Moon!

The Great Mosque of Djenné, which is in Mali (but not in Timbuktu, apparently, although the building methods are the same in both place...

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Short Story Sunday: Treachery, Freedom, and Beauty!

This gorgeous screen printed furnishing fabric is reproduced on the back endpaper of The Persephone Book of Short Stories. It's c...

Friday, 3 January 2014

Hates, Highlights, and Loves....

Today I am listing. Not as in sinking ships, or leaning towers. No, I am talking about producing ‘a number of connected items, names etc, ...

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Spellbound by a Sparkling Story!

Happy New Year people! I’m still here – I haven’t gone anywhere, and I certainly haven’t given up blogging. But I cannot believe I haven’t ...

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Mother and Child Reunion

It’s been a while since I’ve posted my thoughts on any tales from The Persephone Book of Short Stories, but I certainly haven’t forgotten...

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