Maggie DaviesSep 8, 20233 min readThe Books in My Life - Jane EyreWith little spare money for books when I was growing up, I haunted the local library (using my mother's ticket) and begged everyone for...
Maggie DaviesJul 17, 20232 min readHistory that is Stranger than FictionBefore I fell under the spell of Fitzwilliam Darcy, I was an avid admirer of C S Forrester's Horatio Hornblower. Still am, if the truth...
cpaveleySep 13, 20216 min readElizabeth Gaskell – novels for our timeFrom time to time I like to include articles about books by writers other than myself, and the following is a piece by Tanya van Hasselt,...
Maggie DaviesAug 25, 20212 min readCECILY - by Annie GarthwaiteBefore reading this book I was already aware that Cecily Neville - granddaughter of John of Gaunt and the mistress who subsequently...
Maggie DaviesMay 22, 20212 min readMy Writing LifeMy favourite writing places are coffee shops, and now we are allowed back inside... A couple of mornings a week, in normal times, I...
Maggie DaviesDec 15, 20202 min readThe Santa Claus of the 18th CenturyInside The Foundling Museum, in London's Bloomsbury, hangs Hogarth's magnificent portrait of a generous-hearted man who should be far...
Maggie DaviesDec 12, 20201 min readThe Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy LefteriThis book - recommended to me by a friend - took me on the tortuous journey that bee-keeper, Nuri, and his artist wife, Afra, are forced...