I’m constantly picking up cute home wear pieces to update our living room. However, I’ve struggled to find some wall art to fill a large area above our sideboard. That was until Photowall contacted me and I now have a beautiful canvas print adorning my wall! Photowall is a Swedish company providing bespoke wallpaper [...]
I'm a big fan of historical fiction and one of my favourite eras to read about is World War II. I’ve always been fascinated by my family’s own stories and equally love hearing other people’s. The Wish Child is set in Germany and spans the rise and fall of the Nazi party. We follow two [...]
Naomi Alderman’s fourth novel, The Power, has been selected as this year’s winner for the Baileys Women’s Prize for fiction. I decided to pick up a copy the morning after the winner’s announcement, curious to discover what this novel had to make it stand out for the judges. In The Power, Alderman imagines that women [...]
Hooray! The Botanist has arrived in Reading! The much-coveted bar and restaurant chain opened its thirteenth location on King’s Street. It brings with it a playful menu, full of pub classics often with a modern and fresh twist. The whimsical botanical inspired cocktails are what excites me most. Who wouldn’t enjoy a sharing cocktail served [...]
I’ve experienced grief before, but mainly as a child. I’ve also experienced depression before. It lingers constantly above me like a rain cloud. Some days will be fine, I’ll laugh and see things clearly. On other days, my thoughts will be persistent, my mood will darken and that rain cloud will have grown into an [...]
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