Title: The Winter Spirits :Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights Writer: Various Publishing House: Little, Brown UK Date of Publication: October 19, 2023 Rating: 5 stars ‘’Tuppence for a bag of salt, tuppence for a bag of pins. Tuppence for a dead man’s hand, tuppence and I’ll eat thy sins.’’ Well, I thought I would finish…
Month: February 2024
The Lifeline
Title: The Lifeline Writer: Tom Ellen Publishing House: HQ Date of Publication: February 29, 2024 Rating: 5 stars ”I read somewhere once that grief is like weather. As in: constantly changing, impossible to predict. You might be expecting clear skies but instead you get storm clouds. That seems about right. But I’m not sure how…
Britain’s Landmarks and Legends
Title: Britain’s Landmarks and Legends Writer: Jo Woolf, illustrated by Claire Harrup Publishing House: National Trust Books Date of Publication: December 15, 2023 Rating: 5 stars ‘’On a winter’s evening, with mist moving like a cold breath between the stones, it’s easy to imagine that the old spirits still walk here. Even in relatively recent times,…
Winter Tales: Ghost Stories for the Winter Fireside
Title: Winter Tales: Ghost Stories for the Winter Fireside Writer: Lesley Anne Wright Publishing House: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd Date of Publication: March 31, 2023 Rating: 5 stars I discovered this little gem on one of my numerous pre-Christmas online wandering in Kennys and what can I say? We were meant to be! ‘’Be sure…
Nature Tales for Winter Nights
Title: Nature Tales for Winter Nights Writer: Various, edited by Nancy Campbell Publishing House: Elliott & Thompson Date of Publication: October 12, 2023 Rating: 5 stars ‘’At the winter solstice the clouds were heavy, chalk grey, the air still with snow that never seemed to fall. Without the generous canopy and riotous undergrowth of summer,…
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