Literary Lucy 85

First #bookreview of the year is #Bonkers the amazing autobiography from @ferrifrump

Happy New Year! At last we have reached 2017, with another annual statement of resolutions that no one intends to keep. Well, that is no one but me. My resolutions this year include reading more, making more time for my blog, and losing weight. This is so far going swimmingly… I have read two books (one each week), this is my first post (two weeks into the year) and I am tucking into a Thornton’s…

We all wish there were more hours in the day. More time to spend with loved ones, more time to spend sleeping when the early morning alarm goes off, more time to read. I have to admit that I haven’t been very proactive with my reading lately. Working full time while setting up a new magazine, with the odd agency nursing shift thrown in the mix has left me little relaxation time to enjoy a good…

On my days off this week, I decided to drive up to London for one single reason… David Brent! I just can’t resist him. I have a huge love of Ricky Gervais, and own every series and movie he has ever written. The premiere of Life On The Road was amazing! The atmosphere in Leicester Square was electric. Crowds of people watched on as Gervais performed four Brent songs in full character with band…

I am so excited that my new laptop is here, having avidly awaiting its arrival for what seems like days! After hours of analysing battery life, speed, screen resolution and hundreds of other factors, I finally settled on this beautiful Asus E200! I love it’s compact size, light weight and shiny white casing. I wanted a small computer that I could easily transport back and forth with my…

#BookReview of #HowToBeAWoman by @CaitlinMoran #feminism

Some of you may have noticed How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran has been on my ‘currently reading’ list for several weeks now. I can gladly confirm that neither my eyesight has deteriorated to the point where I can no longer read small print without squinting, or my reading speed has slowed down to that of a snail’s pace. The real reason for my delay in publishing my review is that I purchased an…

Last night, I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful Miriam Margolyes!  Miriam has played many parts over her hugely successful acting career, starring in musicals, plays, films and television shows. Discussing her life and career, we learned about her family, her Cambridge education and her love of Charles Dickens. I admired how she talked of her campaigning against FGM, something I am also…

I'm buried in books!

I have always had a ridiculously large TBR collection, something that comes as a by product of having a book addiction. If I see a book that I like the look of, I buy it… Simple. In my mind, I may not find that book again, and forget the title, therefore dashing the attempts to find it elsewhere (this has happened on a few occasions)… devastating! Anyway, I know that eventually I’ll get around to…