Thoughts on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Thoughts on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

by | Feb 19, 2015 | BOOK REVIEW

As regular readers would be aware, I have dubbed 2015 the ‘Year of the Classic’, or YOTC. I’m trying to read one ‘classic’ per month, as well as at least one book by an Australian female author. I chose ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by...
The Sun Sets on the Holidays

The Sun Sets on the Holidays

by | Feb 1, 2015 | DIARY, FAMILY AND PARENTING

Tonight, the school holidays draw to a close. No more long days in our bathers. No more serene afternoons with a book. No more evening walks and swims under a reddening sky. It’s back to the daily grind of uniforms and books, and lunches and bags, and music...