Beverley nichols autobiography of a flea

  • I've only read one of Nichols' novels, and none of his detective stories, so plenty more to entice me.
  • This is a form of midsummer pest which, like the sand flea, tends to ruin beach parties.
  • Penguin Classic Twenty-Five Beverley Nichols PB Book with DJ 1937 Bodley Blue.
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    My Father tell off Myself (1968) by J.R. Ackerley

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  • Winter is somehow perfect for celebrating (and curling up with)  great garden books. Here are three classics and, if you’d like, tell us your picks in the comments below.

    The Unsung Season: Gardens and Gardeners in Winter , by Sydney Eddison, Houghton Mifflin, 1995 – Includes three beautiful photo sections by Karen Bussolini. With a passion for winter beauty this author celebrates a wide variety of gardening and horticultural fun with greenhouses, sun rooms, vegetables in poly tunnels, and dried flowers in a number of colorful creations. Lots of inspiration for winter landscaping, wildlife, topiaries and formal gardens. My number one choice for practical (and beautiful) winter pl anning.

    The 3,000 Mile Garden: An Exchange of Letters Between Two Eccentric Gourmet Gardeners , well-known classic, originally copyrighted in 1992 when letters were still written on paper and sent by stamp. I never tire of these lovingly crafted and thoughtful observations recorded by gardening friends Leslie Land and Roger Phillips, and their worlds of  plants, country wisdom, unique recipes, and tales of their gardens in downtown London and rural Maine. Favorite subjects are wild food foraging, outdoor bread ovens, composting outhouses, and the fine art of public ga

    After my recent spate of DNFs, and one that I actually did finish but hated and couldn’t believe I didn’t DNF it, I don’t really have other progress to report. I am in the middle of Sweet Caress by William Boyd, which I love, and also Visitors to the Crescent by Mary Hocking, which I quite like. It’s nice to finally be back onto something I don’t hate.

    In the meantime, why not give the folks what they want. A picture of a shelf.

    SHELF SEVENTEEN: 31 books, 15 unread, 16 read 52% complete

    McCarthy, Mary – The Group (completed)
    McCarthy, Mary – Birds of a America (completed)
    A million years ago I won some sort of Virago related contest on someone’s blog. The result was I won the Virago of my choice. I think I let the blogger chose what they sent me. Or I might have had some choice and chose The Group because I had seen the cover of the newish Virago reissue all over the blogosphere in recent days and wondered why. I ended up absolutely loving it. Such a fantastic read and such an important book. That set me off buying up used McCarthy’s every chance I got. And I was totally delighted by Birds of America.  Might be one of my favorite books.

    McCourt, James – Mawrdew Czgowchwz
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