thegreydogblog
Blog URL http://thegreydog.wordpress.com
Located Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom
Tags books, literature, middlebrow, culture, authors, gardens, reading
A blog about literature and everyday observations
Latest Blog Posts
- on Sep 17, 2009 in Uncategorized
This morning I bought my third copy of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson who lived in Jesmond, Newcastle, just five minutes from where I actually live now. Reissued by Persephone in their usual plain grey covers, it has, since the fil...
- on Sep 10, 2009 in Uncategorized
I do like to read novels in which the characters themselves are also reading. For example there is a book by Giles Waterfield that I found particularly affecting called The Long Afternoon. It was inspired by the lives of the author’s grandpar...
- on Sep 8, 2009 in Uncategorized
Saturday’s trip to the charity shop brought as usual a wealth of little treasures. One my favourite authors is Penelope Fitzgerald and one of hers was Charlotte Mew. My first purchase of the day – the CD of Women’s Classic Short Stori...
