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Further Suggested reads “Reputation” sponsored by Julia Brendel
I don’t know about you but I found that there was definitely food for thought this month with our theme of Reputation. From the devilish deliciousness of Becky Sharpe from Thackeray’s Vanity Fair and Sarah Vaughan’s brilliant female characters in her latest thriller, Reputation, to a wonderful cast of women of many talents, skills and much courage in Kate Mosse’s Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries, their voices whether in fiction or in real life,…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably Suggested further reads for October “New Beginnings”
What a live this week. What more could you ask for when the rain is lashing down than an evening of books and wine? Plenty of rooms with a view too with SJ Axelby’s beautiful ode to room portraiture in her collection of illustrations and vignettes into designers’ living spaces, Interior Portraits: An Artist’s View of Designers’ Living Spaces. Definitely the perfect accompaniment to any new beginning and an…
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September’s Suggested Further Reading with Betsy Benn
By Rebecca Fletcher What a bookish September we’ve had to open a new series of Are You Sitting Comfortably. I’ve found myself pouring over blurbs on the back of books thanks to our lovely guest Louise Willder and her witty exploration of the dark arts of persuasion and blurb writing in Blurb Your Enthusiasm. It’s a writer’s gem if you’re looking for tips and tricks of how to really hone…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably Sisterhood suggested further reading with
What a treat to have the lovely AJ Pearce as our guest author for July’s edition of Are You Sitting Comfortably. Yours Cheerfully is just the tonic for a heart-warming read and I love dear Mr Collins as much as Emmy and Bunty. AJ has a wonderful way of creating joyous characters as well as shining a spotlight on the ordinary in extraordinary circumstances. I can’t wait to hear what she has…
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Are you sitting comfortably? With The Natural Blanket Company
Thank you so much to the beautiful Natural Blanket Company for being brave enough to be our first ever sponsors for this new series. With their ridiculously soft British blankets this company seemed the perfect fit. They share my deep love for the British countryside and “the wild places found on our coastline”. Couple that with pure wool designed, sourced and made in the British Isles this makes us very…
