The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k
The Dave Lucas Memorial 10k (formerly Blaisdon 10k) is an annual race in the small village of Blaisdon in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Organised…
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The Family Friend by Claire Douglas
I bought The Family Friend by Claire Douglas on the paperback publication date in Sainsbury’s. I’d recently enjoyed her novel The Wrong Sister, so I…
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Hetty the very good girl
Hetty, our four-year-old cockapoo, is a very good girl. She is joyful and loving, with just the right amount of mischief. But one thing she…
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The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
I picked up The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas in our free village bus stop library. It’s full of rubbish most of the time, but…
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was published in paperback in June. I’d read a review…
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Cotswold Way Relay 2026 (Leg 10)
My husband and I recently took part in Cotswold Way Relay for the second time. I previously ran it in 2024 and he ran it…
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The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer
The Long Shoe is the third novel by Bob Mortimer. Published in hardback in 2025, it was published recently in paperback and I picked up…
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It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
It Could Have Been Her is the latest novel by Lisa Jewell, published just a few days ago, in July 2026. Lisa Jewell is one…
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The Padstow double holiday
Every year, we go on holiday to Padstow in Cornwall. It’s a real home from home for us. And every year, my husband says he…
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