Claire Thinking

Let me admit something straight away; this is the first Persephone title I've read. But immediately I'm a convert to these beautiful...

The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley is an evocative memoir of an age long gone, before the onset of the First World War, when Kenya ...

I've missed out a bit on the recent fascination with all things Nordic. I read The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo several years ago and did...

We fancied a bit of an autobiography in my book club - a fun, holiday read, nothing too heavy. But it had to be written by somebody who'...

I've really enjoyed reading the end of year round ups posted on some of my favourite blogs over the last week or so. I've found lots...

Now I can be a bit Bah, Humbug about Christmas, as my children will tell you (they're used to me by now). It's not that I mean to be...

There's a bit of a Greek theme going down chez Clairethinking at the moment, when we're not battling our way round the good city of ...