February 2025

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13 Diverting Books for Dreary Days

Posted by Penelope O'Gara on February 17, 2025 |

I suspect that I am not alone in feeling that the best way to spend a dank February day is curled up under a cosy blanket, clutching a hot mug of tea in one hand & a suitably distracting tome in the other.  So here are some of my favoured titles which may assist you in escaping the dreariness of the season:

 

 

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

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Tales from the Circus - Hellige

Posted by Penelope O'Gara on February 07, 2025 |

Once upon a time, Hellige was not the hirsute vision of loveliness that we now know & adore, but just another pretty little rich girl.

When not playing in the chateau grounds she was taught by a veritable battalion of tutors, schooled in the vital feminine arts of hairstyling & harpsichord, watercolour & waltz, floristry & fencing.

Thus it was at vast expense that young Hellige was moulded into the finest marriage material and looked upon as a grand investment by a father intent upon using her to advance himself amongst the creme of the aristocracy.

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