Bitter Honey by Caryl Lewis Caryl Lewis's self-confessed obsession with bees lies behind the second novel she's written in the English language. Bitter Honey is a tale of grief, friendship and new beginnings set at Berllan Deg, an orchard farm in the Welsh countryside. The farm and its cottage become a refuge for three women at different stages of their lives, helping them to make sense of their pasts and the possibilities for new futures.

Bitter Honey by Caryl Lewis

Caryl Lewis's self-confessed obsession with bees lies behind the second novel she's written in the English language. Bitter Honey is a tale of grief, friendship and new beginnings set at Berllan Deg, an orchard farm in the Welsh countryside. The farm and its cottage…

#WWWWednesday
Last #book I finished: Exo, by #ColinBrush
#Amreading: Dom Casmurro, by #MachadoDeAssis
#Amlistening to: What an Owl Knows, by #JenniferAckerman
#TBR Reading next: Thirst, by #MaryOliver

thanks for sharing Marina

would you be open to an ebook?

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#mystery by #QiuXiaolong #Chineseliterature

They said, "All those children and not one of them here at the moment of his death." The day after he died his younger daughter Raffaella ap-peared, the one who had been in the mountains with the Par-tisans. She was wearing trousers, a red handkerchief round her neck, and a pistol in a holster. She was eager for her father to see her with that pistol. She came to Le Pietre and found Magna Maria at the garden gate with black crepe on her head. Maria began to cry and said, "What a tragedy—what a tragedy!" Then she embraced Raffaella and said, "How splendid you are! Yes, splendid, splendid!" and added, "But don't you ever fire that pistol here."

Cover of Voices in the Evening

Natalia Ginsburg's writing packs a refreshing zest that's particularly hers. It's good to be reading her again. #1961Club

Abbie and Arthur by Dane Chandos – #1961Club I think my friend Caroline only ever gave me two books. One was A Wreath for the Enemy by Pamela Frankau, and the other was Abbie (1947) by Dane Chandos. Which goes to show that she had exceptional…

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“You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.” #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches Something slightly different on the Ramblings today for the #1961Club – Dr. Seuss!! I’ve mentioned before on the blog how one of the books I remember most strongly from my childhood is …

For the #1961club today - Dr. Seuss!! "You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all." #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/y...

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson As I have mentioned before, there is a long tradition of women writers depicting crushing mental health conditions in fiction, from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s unforgettable short story The Yellow W…

‘The party was over, though it sounded from the noise upstairs as though it would not be over for a long time. It was just my début into the real world that was done.’ #BookSky 💙📚 #1961Club

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“Who could be frightened in as wide and bright, as clean and quiet a house as this?” (Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road) One of the benefits of taking part in events like the 1961 Club, hosted by Kaggsy and Simon this week, is that it encourages me to finally get to novels languishing in the TBR, such as Revolutionar…

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“You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.” #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches Something slightly different on the Ramblings today for the #1961Club – Dr. Seuss!! I’ve mentioned before on the blog how one of the books I remember most strongly from my childhood is …

"You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all." #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/y...

The 1961 Club: One Hand Clapping / Anthony Burgess I get book recommendations from all over the place, but one especially fruitful source is other books. I hadn’t heard of Anthony Burgess’s 1961 novel One Hand Clapping until last summer…

I had a lot of fun with Anthony Burgess's TV quiz show novel ONE HAND CLAPPING for the #1961Club #BookSky

“Who could be frightened in as wide and bright, as clean and quiet a house as this?” (Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road) One of the benefits of taking part in events like the 1961 Club, hosted by Kaggsy and Simon this week, is that it encourages me to finally get to novels languishing in the TBR, such as Revolutionar…

Today on the blog, a 20th century classic for the #1961Club, hosted by @kaggsy59.bsky.social & @stuckinabook.bsky.social “Who could be frightened in as wide and bright, as clean and quiet a house as this?” (Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road) madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/04/15/w...

Book review for the 1961 Club: Call for the Dead MY VERDICT: The suspicious suicide pulled me in. And I found Smiley’s character captivating.

#Book #review for The #1961Club Call for the Dead by #JohnLeCarré
MY VERDICT:
The suspicious suicide pulled me in. And I found #GeorgeSmiley 's character captivating.
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Book review for the 1961 Club: The Winter of our Discontent MY VERDICT: Steinbeck in his full psychological power: a tense family drama and a sharp look at American greed that still hits home.

#Book #review for The #1961Club: The Winter of our Discontent
MY VERDICT:
#JohnSteinbeck in his full psychological power: a tense family drama and a sharp look at American greed that still hits home.
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The 1961 Club: older reads The #1961Club For over 10 years Simon, at Stuck in a Book, and Karen at Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings have been organizing club year events, usually in April and October, in which they encourage…

The #1961Club Have you read these #books published in 1961? wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/13/t...

Book review: Guilt MY VERDICT: Higashino is back, with deep characters, cultural richness, and a moral puzzle that keeps you guessing — and hungry!

#Pubday: Guilt by #KeigoHigashino #Japaneseliterature
MY VERDICT:
Higashino is back, with deep characters, cultural richness, and a moral puzzle that keeps you guessing — and hungry!
Check my full #bookreview
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Title with a word to do with intelligence

Spell the month in books: April 2026 #SpellTheMonthInBooks Spell the month in books: April 2026 Click on the logo to join 📚  📚 📚 I discovered this meme thanks to Marianne @ Let’s read. “The idea is to spell the month using…

#SpellTheMonthInBooks Spell the month in books: April 2026 wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/06/s...

Quais du Polar 2026 : qui domine vraiment le polar aujourd’hui ? À Lyon se déploie chaque année une programmation d’envergure internationale, reflet apparent de la vitalité du roman noir. Mais que révèle cette s&eacut...

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#WWWWednesday
Last #book I finished: The Name of the Rose, by #UmbertoEco
#Amreading: A Grave Undertaking, by #LionelWhite
#Amlistening to: Time Rider, by #TomDelonge and #AJHartley
#TBR Reading next: Thirst, by #MaryOliver

#MurderEveryMonday
Tool (a rope) you might find in a garden shed
My review is here:
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I got another rope!

Another recent arrival I need to make time for, this time from Columbia University Press - Kōbō Abe's historical novel 'The Traitor' (translated by Marc Gibeau), which - in Tanizaki-like style - has a mysterious manuscript playing a key role. Anyone out there looking forward to this one?

Buddy Read: The Name of the Rose, First Day The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Il nome della rosa was first published in 1980 Translation from the Italian by Wiiliam Weaver Historical mystery 1994 552 pages Buddy Read with Mallika @ Literar…

#Readalong: The Name of the Rose by #UmbertoEco, First Day. #historicalmystery
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Spell the month in books: March 2026 Spell the month in books: March 2026 Click on the logo to join 📚  📚 📚 I discovered this meme thanks to Marianne @ Let’s read. “The idea is to spell the month using the first letter of b…

#SpellTheMonthInBooks Spell the month in #books: March 2026 wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/16/s...

#MurderEveryMonday
Cover with someone spying on someone else
#JoelDicker

Book review: Morts thématiques MY VERDICT: Clever, atmospheric, and gripping — math puzzles pinned to victims’ chests across iconic Paris landmarks.

#Book #review: Morts thématiques #French #thriller by #EricFouassier
Clever, atmospheric, and gripping — math puzzles pinned to victims’ chests across iconic #Paris landmarks.

Check my full bilingual review:
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Top Ten Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers Top Ten Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers TTT for March 10 #TopTenTuesday Today, we are having fun with ordinal numbers: Click on the links to access my reviews, or more info on the book 1. The…

#TopTenTuesday Top Ten #Books Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/10/t...

Deux nouvelles inédites de Kenzaburō Ōe, prix Nobel de littérature, découvertes Deux manuscrits de nouvelles inédites de Kenzaburō Ōe, lauréat du prix Nobel de littérature en 1994 et disparu en 2023, ont été récemment découverts au...

Deux nouvelles inédites de #KenzaburōŌe, prix Nobel de littérature, découvertes actualitte.com/a/wo1C5b7X via @actualitte.bsky.social