The Merry Trilogy by Clare Mallory
Just before the axe fell I was in New Zealand, endeavouring to pretend that life was normal. My plan was to have a week there…
11th December
Clare Mallory was a New Zealander who wrote books for children and teenagers in the 1940s and 1950s. I came across her books fairly recently…
Comfort Reading
The long silence from me is due to illness. I was critically ill in the summer and have taken a long time to recuperate. For…
Back Beside the Sea
As I write, it is a beautiful autumn day: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and there is scarcely a breeze. The view…
Book Buying on the Other Side of the World
I'm in Australia at the moment, visiting relatives. Just now, I'm in Melbourne with cousins who know some great secondhand bookshops. Without trying very hard…
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