Monthly Archives: August 2022

If you like Blyton: The Wreck of the Argyll by John K Fulton

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Fiona

I happened to see this on the returns trolley in the children’s library where I work, and I picked it up because of the lighthouse on the cover. I like lighthouses and tend to associate them with Blyton, despite only … Continue reading →

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Monday #487

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Fiona

Well, I managed to write twice last week. Let’s see if I can manage to do it two weeks in a row! It’s the last week of the school holidays here, today we are going bowling and crazy golfing to … Continue reading →

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The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Fiona

I finished the book earlier in the week, so finally I have finished the review! The style and setting I think the first thing I will say is that Jacqueline Wilson does not attempt to mimic Blyton’s writing style. This … Continue reading →

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July 2022 round up

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Fiona

There was not an awful lot of blogging done last week – as I mentioned in the last Monday post I ended up being ill again – what a summer! What I have read Another not very good month – … Continue reading →

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Monday #486

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Fiona

I was going to begin today’s post by lamenting about promising a review of the Jacqueline Wilson Faraway Tree book last week, and then not delivering. (I was only halfway through the book by the time Friday came around and … Continue reading →

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