Kate Writes and Reads

English and American English. ‘Two nations divided by a common language’ is a saying attributed variously to Oscar Wilde, George Be...

I have a small collection of housewifery and Woman’s Hour books published from around the 20s to the 60s, fun to dip into and usef...

I read seven books in December.   Well, more or less. I finished Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang, started in November...

I read six books in November. Here’s Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane (on Kindle). I read and enjoyed Mhairi McFarlane’s f...

I'm delighted to have a Christmas story in The People’s Friend this week (December 13): Bicycles for Two . ...

I read five books in October. Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks As readers here will know, Geraldine Brooks is one ...

Jenny Harper is the author of The Heartlands Series, published by Accent Press – three titles to date set in and around the ...