A.S. Thomson

  • I thought it was drab.

      Me: Did you like the Olympic opening ceremony? Mum: I’m undecided. Me: Really? Why’s that? Mum: I thought it was awfully…drab. And it spent too long dwelling on the war. I lived through it, you know. Me: But the war was only a remembrance of those who died and it didn’t last long at…

  • An Interview with Laurence MacNaughton

    Following my review of Conspiracy of Angels yesterday, I was lucky enough to secure an interview with the talented Mr. MacNaughton himself. I hope you enjoy it and if you read on to the bottom you’ll find out how you can win a digital copy of Conspiracy of Angels for yourself. Hi Laurence! Can you share…

  • A Conspiracy of Angels by Laurence MacNaughton

    Mitch Turner is newly released from prison and goes to live with his asthmatic brother. Top of his to do list is to find out the truth about his daughter’s death. When a young girl called Geneva visits him one day asking what the Archangel project is about and what his role in it –…

  • No one expects…

    Another Tesco trip, this time with my daughter as well as mum. Mum: So, will you remember to order one of they nighties from Markies for me? Me: Yes, Mum. I’ll do it tonight. Mum: I’ve got loads of pyjamas, but I don’t

  • Open Windows

    We’re coming home from Tesco. Mum: I’m too hot. Me: Why don’t you open the window then? Mum: I don’t know how. Me: (encouragingly) Yes you do! You remember. Mum: (thinks) Oh, aye! (makes a grab for a handle) Me: NOOOOOOOOO! That’s the door handle! The windows are electric! Mum: Oh. Me: (plans on doubling…

  • The Rabbi In The Attic by Eileen Pollack

    The Rabbi In The Attic is a collection of short stories written by Eileen Pollack who covers a wide range of topics . In The Rabbi In The Attic, Eileen Pollack has brought together a

  • Dead Scared by S.J. Bolton

      Dead Scared is the fifth book by S.J. Bolton and the second with DC Lacey Flint as the main protagonist. In Dead Scared, Lacey is sent undercover to Cambridge University where there have been a number of student suicides. DC Flint assumes the identity of an emotionally vulnerable young woman – the profile of…

  • The Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson

    Sisters Evangeline and Elizabeth have travelled to 1920s China with older and more experienced woman Millicent in order to undertake missionary work. Each sister has taken something with them that doesn’t seem to belong in their new life.

  • Debate

    Me: Your granddaughter is going to parliament to watch a debating competition. Mum: Where? Me: Parliament. Mum: London? (smiling) Me: No, Edinburgh. Mum: (frowns) Ah widnae go to Edinburgh just now. Me: Why not? Mum: ‘Cos of that Legionnaires disease. Me: It’s not catching… Mum: (raises eyebrows)

  • Which Book Would You Be?

    Ray Bradbury was a wonderful, inventive writer who wove his magic using deceptively simple language. Along with many others, Fahrenheit 451 was my favourite. Bradbury wrote about a society where books were burned and the only way people had of keeping the words alive was for each become the living embodiment of a book; by…

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