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Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has literally taken me two years to read this book. Not because it is heavy or particularly long – far from it. For the last two years it has been my secret Sunday morning guilty secret; spending just 15-20 minutes or so with Michelle, revelling in the beauty […]
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s funny how books and TV can set each other off sometimes. A writer gets a hit book, it becomes a hit movie or TV show and that encourages the writer to write more books in the series – that kind of thing. In my case here, with Gerald […]
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Tag Archives: the pukur
The Pukur and thoughts on the Rohingya situation
As a few of you know, last month I began a new book project using the Patreon site. I’m publishing the first (official) drafts of my novel set in Bangladesh – ‘The Pukur’ – one chapter per month to subscribers … Continue reading
What could YOU do with $2 each month?
What could you do with $2 per month? I carried out extensive research into this question (well…I asked a few friends on Facebook) and here’s my results. For $2 per month you could: possibly get a cheap lipstick or concealer (would … Continue reading
Writing Catch-up (7 Reasons to be excited)
You may have noticed I’ve not posted anything for several days on this blog. There are reasons. I didn’t die and I haven’t given up (though, at times, I wish I would). One reason is that last Saturday, when I … Continue reading
Minipost 23 – The Ups and Downs of Publishing
This year has been a steep learning curve for me in terms of getting books written and published. I’ve been pondering this over the last few days since completing 50,000 words of my novel. Regular readers may recall that … Continue reading