Winter 2022: The sky today has been promising snow all day but it isn’t forecast until next Friday. It’s early December now and a blast of freezing… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Winter issue 2022, no.76 @FoxedQuarterly”
Category: Foxed Quarterly
#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Autumn issue 2022, no.75 @FoxedQuarterly
Autumn 2022: Crisp, cold mornings have replaced humid nights, and with them the urge to take long morning walks with my affectionate and loyal dog Mr Dawsey… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Autumn issue 2022, no.75 @FoxedQuarterly”
#bookreview Lark Rise by Flora Thompson published by Slightly Foxed
Slightly Foxed edition published 2022 Bookseller synopsis: Lark Rise is Flora Thompson’s childhood memories of a north Oxfordshire village, the people who lived and worked in it,… Read more “#bookreview Lark Rise by Flora Thompson published by Slightly Foxed”
#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Winter issue 2020, no.68 @FoxedQuarterly
Winter: Winter 2020 has come and we are still in the clutches of coronavirus. I hope with all my heart that it is teaching us all something.… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Winter issue 2020, no.68 @FoxedQuarterly”
#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Autumn issue 2020, no.67 @FoxedQuarterly
Autumn: Something about rainy days seems to galvanise me into composing my seasonal reviews for the quarterly magazine from Slightly Foxed and today is no different. The… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Autumn issue 2020, no.67 @FoxedQuarterly”
#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Summer issue 2020, no.66 @FoxedQuarterly
I’ve decided to write my review for the Summer issue on a dark rainy day in July 2020. As always I have a pot of tea and… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Summer issue 2020, no.66 @FoxedQuarterly”
#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Spring issue 2020, no.65 @FoxedQuarterly
Delighting in a pot of tea served up in a 1940s Beryl Wood’s Ware cup and saucer, I’m wistfully enjoying the spring edition under a Dorset cottage… Read more “#bookreview Slightly Foxed, Spring issue 2020, no.65 @FoxedQuarterly”
#review Slightly Foxed, Spring issue 2019, no.61 @FoxedQuarterly
Cover illustration by Faith Chevannes Although the fire isn’t lit today, Storm Freya is whistling about outside making it a perfect day for several pots of tea… Read more “#review Slightly Foxed, Spring issue 2019, no.61 @FoxedQuarterly”
#review Slightly Foxed, Winter issue 2018, no.60 @FoxedQuarterly
The Fox illustration by Chris Wormell Light the fire and settle into your deeply inviting, old and battered armchair with a pot of tea which you are… Read more “#review Slightly Foxed, Winter issue 2018, no.60 @FoxedQuarterly”
#review Slightly Foxed: No Coward Soul, Christopher Rush. Winter issue 2017 @FoxedQuarterly
Always a bit wary of reviews of my favourite books, I approached ‘No Coward Soul’ with curiosity and caution. I was pleased by Christopher Rush’s teaser and… Read more “#review Slightly Foxed: No Coward Soul, Christopher Rush. Winter issue 2017 @FoxedQuarterly”