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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Thursday, 26 February 2015

Sky Bears and Kissing Planets

Just look what I’ve got… The Stargazers’ Almanac ! Isn’t it beautiful? It gives a month by month account of what can be seen in the nig...

Monday, 23 February 2015

Spring Bulbs, Marmalade, Sulphur and Soup!

I was brought up in Surrey, and I love gardening books, so Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden , by Mrs CW Earle , seemed tailor-made for me, an...

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

An Impossible Marriage

Right, after Margery Sharp here’s another New-to-Me novelist to enthuse about – Pamela Hansford Johnson who was, apparently, immensely popu...

Friday, 30 January 2015

There Will Be No New Books....

I am the first to admit that volunteering in an Oxfam Book Shop is not necessarily the best of activities for someone who has resolved that ...

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Camiknickers and Evening Dresses...

Singing in the bath... Greer Garson starred in Julia Misbehaves, a film of the book which, apparently, altered the story considerably....

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