I’m writing this a few days before the weekend, and I’m already feeling a little bit ropey… fingers crossed I don’t spend the actual weekend in bed, since I’m supposed to be visiting a friend of mine. Eek. But anyway, here’s a link, a blog post, and a book nonetheless…
1.) The link – is the most fascinating true story I’ve read in ages.
2.) The blog post – is Harriet’s review of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s brilliant collection of short stories, Swans on an Autumn River. I also loved this, but she writes about it way better.
3.) The book – I’ve still never read any Rose Tremain, though am intending to read The Gustav Sonata at some point (and have it waiting) – but I see her childhood memoir is coming out in April, and I feel sure some of you would want to know…
Gosh yes I read that story under your link on Facebook – truth really is stranger than fiction!
The link is an amazing tale. Had never heard of such a disorder. Thanks for sharing that and the others as well.
Hope the poorliness doesn’t come to anything, Simon! And Tremain is yet another one of those authors I ought to have read but haven’t – why are there so many??
Hope you are feeling better! I am definitely interested in Tremain’s memoir, although I’ve only read her of her books. She is one of my MustReadEverything authors, although they are often MCE (MustCollectEverything) Authors in reality, I’m embarrassed to admit!