Nothing much to report. My best read, two ongoing dippers, were the Leon and the Maugham. Some months are like that.
FICTION – All e books
A Grand Old Time – Judy Leigh. E-bk. It’s never too late to change your life, and make your last years truly golden. 74 year old Evie runs away from a dismal old age home in Dublin, leaving behind her unhappy son and daughter-in-law. After some mild adventures, she lands up in France, buys a camper van and away she goes! A refreshing, uplifting story; well written and not saccharine sweet – an enjoyable read.
Images on a Chinese Screen – W Somerset Maugham. Short, vivid pen sketches of Life in China, during his 1919 – 1920 trip along the Yangtze. Colourful, readable and a wonderful bedside ‘dipper’.
Escape to the Rome Apartment – Kerry Fisher. A British wife & Mum goes on a short trip to Italy that turns out to be life-changing. She stops being a domestic doormat, and turns her life around. Viva independent women.
NON-FICTION
My Venice and Other Essays – Donna Leon. E-bk . Acerbic, witty, sharp observations on life in Venice & life in general e.g. Animals, People, A joy to read such spare insightful prose, robustly and elegantly expressed. This one’s a keeper, I wish I owned a hardback copy.
THE BOOKSMITH 
A Grand Old Time sounds like a fun read. 74 and in a nursing home??? That is my age and I’m nowhere near a nursing home yet. 😄🌻😄
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