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Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale : A Review
The issues I face with writing a review include how to avoid spoilers and how to share one’s enthusiasm without coming across as a...
Nell Gets Well : Chapter One
I've not been well. This year I have had 2 colon operations and spent 4 days on morphine which was great for relieving the pain but not...


Nellie Knows : The Wokingham Paper : 16 August 2018
Well the gardens, rivers and reservoirs have needed the rain and the signs of lawn recovery are quite astounding. I’m looking forward to...


Elizabeth Burton-Phillips at Henley Literary Festival
A child taking to drugs is a parental nightmare, but for Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, drug addiction destroyed the lives of her identical...
Nellie Knows : The Wokingham Paper : 2 August 2018
I was recently asked for suggestions on places to stop off after Bristol on the Narbeth and London route to break the monotonous drive of...
Nellie Knows : 2 August 2018
I was recently asked for suggestions on places to stop off after Bristol on the Narbeth and London route to break the monotonous drive of...
Nellie Knows : The Wokingham Paper : 19 July 2018
Well that’s another school year nearly over and the long summer holidays are looming. I love the lack of routine and panic, clock...


BBC Radio Berkshire Book Club : 24 July 2018
My 3 book choices for BBC Radio Berkshire Book Club on Tuesday 24 July 2018 were: TAKE NOTHING WITH YOU BY PATRICK GALE I have read A...


Nellie Knows : The Wokingham Paper : 28 June 2018
Nellie Knows is my weekly column in The Wokingham Paper. From July 2018 the column will be on the first and third Thursday of the month....


Walking in shadows
I walk sometimes in the shadows observing what I see. With no need for passers by the time is just for me. To spend the time to watch...


