book review

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

March 28, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Is it possible to love and hate a book in equal measure? After raving at length, the Panther insisted I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. So, in spite of Terry Pratchett and because of Philip Pullman, I picked up the volume. Hopes weren’t high, it has to be said. A “post-apocalyptic fight for survival” […]

A slacker’s guide to classic novels

December 15, 2016 By Ellen 4 Comments

OK. You know those lists that have all the books you should have read? The ones, in my case, that I feel quite smug about To Kill A Mockingbird and Brave New World, but pretty inadequate about almost everything else. Those. My powers of bluster and google had in the most part got me through. […]

Guest review – Anya reads Blogging For Happiness

June 8, 2012 By Ellen 1 Comment

Anya from Older Single Mum The very lovely Anya from Older Single Mum has kindly reviewed my book for my blog. Here’s what she said. Ellen’s book starts by expounding upon a series of crippling personal events and she goes on to explain how and why blogging helped her to recover. […]