Last Child by Terry Tyler

After the tremendous success of Terry Tyler’s, “Kings and Queens,” set in recent times but based on the Tudor court of Henry VIII, its follow up, “Last Child,” was a treat I was looking forward to. And it doesn’t disappoint. At the beginning of the novel we find orphaned Isabella, Erin and Jasper, the modern

Musing Monday

I was lucky enough to find a great bargain in my local Oxfam bookshop. It was a book I wanted but hadn’t bought because it was quite expensive but now I own a copy of Spitalfields Life by the Gentle Author. Some of you may be familiar with the website http://spitalfieldslife.com/ in which the Gentle

The Future looks a Little Brighter…

Originally posted on Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie:
14-year-old’s reversible poem takes web by storm… When this poem is read from start to finish, it paints a pessimistic picture about a world where a generation is obsessed with money and power. But by following the instruction at the end – “read from bottom to top…

Thoughts on World Book Day

Today I actually miss working in a school.  I’m not really in to the whole dressing up thing, but it is wonderful to see a school hall full of happy children in bright, mainly recognisable costumes.  And the best thing is that as a teacher you can concentrate on the pleasure of books for most