Monthly Archives: February 2013

Clementine by Sebastian Loth – the power of dreams

Posted on February 24, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Another book that went on fils cadet‘s Christmas list was Clementine by Sebastian Loth (NorthSouth Books, 2011), which is one I’d failed to get hold of in the summer. Sadly, as often seems to be the way with NorthSouth Books, … Continue reading →

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The Giant Jam Sandwich – A Blast from the Past

Posted on February 23, 2013 by forwardtranslations

The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway (first published 1975, this edition: Red Fox, 2010) was one of the books I put on fils cadet‘s Christmas lists out of nostalgia, and which my mum bought for … Continue reading →

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History, Fiction and Richard III, Part 2… Confessions of a Conflicted Ricardian

Posted on February 16, 2013 by forwardtranslations

In my last post, I wrote about how reading Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time at an impressionable age left me convinced of Richard’s innocence etc. etc. I also mentioned that other people seemed to be of the opinion that … Continue reading →

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History, Fiction and Richard III, Part 1: The Daughter of Time

Posted on February 10, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Between getting over a bout of flu and catching up on all my work it’s going to be tricky to find time for the blog for a while, but my brain is whirling with ideas for posts on a certain … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Cake…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by forwardtranslations

When I wrote about cookery books for Foody Kids Thursday I mentioned the Kids’ First Cook Book  (Angela Wilkes, Dorling Kindersley, 2011), and how Fils aîné’s entire birthday party was themed around the dinosaur cake. I hoped we could live … Continue reading →

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