Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay is the third book in the Neopolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante. Once again narrated by Elena (a fictional character who happens to share a first name with the author), it tells the story of Elena and best friend Lila’s lives as they move through their 20s and into their 30s. Elena has a degree from a prestigious college and is a famous author who has written a shocking book, while Lila is...
My favourite blogposts of 2020
Every year, I like to share my favourites blogposts from my own blog. The other day, I shared with you my most popular posts of 2020. As ever, they were a funny old mix and certainly not my own favourites. So I like to relive my own favourites, many of which would only have been read by a handful of people, but that doesn’t make them less valuable to me. This year has been a year like no other, so my favourite blogposts have got...
How far did I run in 2020?
What a strange year for running! At the start of 2020, I was signed up to run Brighton marathon in April, Tewkesbury half marathon in May, Cheltenham Challenge half marathon in June, Cheltenham half marathon in September and Stroud half marathon in October. I started training for Brighton marathon on 6th January, in preparation for the race on 19th April. But 2020 was the year of coronavirus. The year when races got cancelled....
