Books

A free extract from 'the debut of the year'

- read it here first!

Feb 19 •

A sackful of seasonal bits

Dec 20, 2024 •

A free extract from my beauty book 💄

to celebrate its new jacket

Nov 1, 2024 •

My all-time comfort reading list

weather + book + blanket = bliss

Oct 22, 2024 •

Interiors wisdom, Jilly Cooper, the English and sex, a skin perfecter

bonking, mostly

Oct 16, 2024 •

Socks, new Substacks, a price rise (but not for you), Sally Rooney, resilience, spitting, and Ursula K. Le Guin being wise

Oct 7, 2024 •

In haste, a few new books

and a couple of links (inc. world's best steak sauce)

Sep 13, 2024 •

It's free book extract time again!

'PG Wodehouse meets Barbara Pym' - glorious new novel alert, ding ding 🔔

Sep 6, 2024 •

Free book extract!

I think you'll LOVE it

Aug 6, 2024 •

A few of my favourite OLD summer reads

Jun 24, 2024 •

Some books for summer

part 1 of 2 or maybe 3

Jun 8, 2024 •

Wednesday update

Outdoor mattresses, self-sufficiency, wives, a bud vase and some great Substack posts

May 22, 2024 •

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