“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” — W. Somerset Maugham
Author: Rosalind Esche
If only I had time to read…..
If only I had time to read…..How many times have I said this? Well, as a result of lockdown, I now have plenty of time on my hands.
I read thirty books last year
I read thirty books last year, a mixture of fiction and non fiction, and some of those I had read before.
During the initial months of lockdown my reply would have been ‘’What reading?‘’
During the initial months of ‘Lockdown’ my reply would have been ‘’what reading?‘’ I had no appetite for it, or for the concentration it would require. A daily stumble through national headlines, keeping abreast and focusing on the best of the worst, was more than enough to sap my mental capacity for the remainder of the day.
The Average Boy
“When stress of weather, or the coming of long winter evenings, or any other reason gives the indoor part of life a larger importance, this indoor handy book will be found an invaluable companion.” If your children are bored being cooped up at home under the current lockdown, this may well be the book for…