The Top 100 Quotes from the Top 100 Novels (BBC Big Read List – #1-50)

I’M STILL MAKING my way through the BBC Big Read List of Top 100 Novels. I’m parked at To Kill A Mockingird. For some reason I expected an old stuffy, court-room drama but it’s really surprised me – full of colour and character. As some light relief, I thought it would be nice to visit […]

Voices that Nibble on your Soul

They first talked to me when I was twenty-one. I had just finished University and while scrambling for a first job to make a dent in my student loan, stumbled into Sales. Painfully shy and introverted, I was completely at odds with super salesmen around me who seemed to thrive off competition and stress, exuding […]

Reading for Writing

YOU CAN’T EAT an elephant in one bite. But you can eat it one bite at a time. So begins my quest to complete BBC’s Big Read Top 100 Novels list. The list is a little dated now, publicised in 2003 to find Britain’s best loved book. The top 21 are presented on this page, as […]

10 Life Lessons From a 10 Year Old – Rediscovering My Childhood Diary

Post-Holidays blues are a horrible thing. Almost one month to the day since I returned to Ireland from travelling South America, I’ve been filling my days with practical odds and ends to keep the mild depression at bay. One of those activities has been to finally clear the attic space in our family home. Years […]