Reading Matters: January

Overview Living, dying, birds, art, life: beautiful prose-poem short stories from Lydia Davis and American history; January reading has been a good clear start – eclectic, rich and satisfying. Birds, Art, Life by Kyo Maclear This is a book of small things and shares a year of observations. The book’s small blocks of writing have…

Reading Matters: The Door in the Wall

This book – a Newberry Medal winner – has travelled with me over the years because it offers a real definition of faith. Set in medieval times, Robin the son of a noble man has grown up understanding his destiny is that of a nobleman and that he must learn the ways of knighthood. But…

Reading Matters: A Time of Gifts

(In which we (part) explore Europe (with Patrick Leigh Fermor), touch on Brexit, consider a new world order and the horrible events in Nice last week and ask for hope to find an answer) It has been fascinating to read this book in the light of Brexit. Patrick Leigh Fermor travels aged 18 from England…