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Are You Sitting Comfortably CHRISTMAS READS 2023 sponsored by The Beautiful Book Company
As soon as the dark begins creeping in around 4 o’clock here in the Shires, there’s nothing we like more than to settle by the fire with a glass in one hand and a book in the other. Whether you’re in need of an antidote to the Christmas rush, a book or two to provide a little gift inspiration or something to usher in the festive mood – here’s our little list…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably November’s suggested reads
Rebecca and I are still crossing our legs after our brilliant conversation with Nina Stibbe for November’s Are You Sitting Comfortably. Honestly, Nina has such a talent for comic timing and witty observations – one of the best comic voices in the book world. Her diary of her year-long sabbatical from her life, Went to London, Took the Dog should be on everyone’s reading pile. It’s a love letter to female friendship,…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably? November Read
Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe Well, it’s officially that time of year when the call of the armchair with a little glass of something is the only way to spend an evening. What better way to cheer up those rainy dark evenings than a side-splitting diary from one of the most sharp, wise comic voices in the bookish world. It’s twenty years since author Nina…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably October Further Reads with The Beautiful Book Company
Rebecca Fletcher’s Further Reading suggestions: ‘Art and love are all we leave behind’ – a beautiful line from The Porcelain Maker by Sarah Freethy, debut novelist and this month’s guest for Are You Sitting Comfortably. The Porcelain Maker is such a bittersweet story of the enduring legacy and power of art and love to communicate beyond words, to transcend death, that it got me thinking about other books where these…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably Santa Montefiore? With The Braided Rug Company
Yes! Another exclusive massive best selling super famous extraordinary writer whose books I have devoured with extreme joy for many years…THE Santa Montefiore. Rebecca F and I will be interviewing her about her new book “Wait for Me” actually, in real life…well..real Instagram Live life! Our sponsors this month are the perfect pairing having just released their new summer collection of Beni Tote bags with which to pop in Santa’s…
