“You Never Leave My Mind, So Much of You is Left Behind”

The start of this year hasn’t been the kindest or easiest for my family. My dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on January 16th, of what we now know was an abdominal aortic aneurysm – where a bulge in the artery from one’s heart to the stomach ruptures, manifesting itself very similarly in the way […]

Wheelie Stagey Reads: The Song Collector

Ever pick up a book that draws you in, only to find you’ve actually read it before? Such was the case for me here as I revisited the fourth novel from Natasha Solomons: The Song Collector. In 1946, Hartgrove Hall has seen better days. Brothers Jack, George and Harry Fox Talbot  (known as “Fox”) must […]