Climbing The Stairs by Margaret Powell

This is the follow up book to Below Stairs by Margaret Powell. I have not read the first book yet but this book turned out to be a lot more comical then I expected it to be. Margaret is a wonderful Narrator who is not shy in telling you about her life and marriage amongst other things. Margaret is very witty and I  imagine it would have been fun knowing her in real life , her thoughts on marriage, dating, work, work mates, contraception etc are interesting and she tells you about each topic with good natured humour and it feels more like listening to a dear friend then reading about a stranger. After reading this I can't wait to read Below Stairs. This was a non fiction book that I do recommend to anyone interested in working class life in the early 1900's .

Running Towards Love by Marisa Adams

Running Towards Love by Marisa Adams is the touching story of a marriage and all the ups and downs that go with that. Marisa always tells a heartfelt story with characters that are easy to empathise with. In this story the main character overhears something upsetting and so leaves her husband and goes to stay at a friends home where she can clear her head. Friendship and the benefits of talking to those we are closest too are important and in this story we see what  good can come from these things.  It is the perfect short story to dive into, with a very satisfying ending! Wonderful!

You can find Marisa and her books here:
http://marisaadams.com/1/category/marisa%20adams%20author/1.html

Icy Temps And Red Hot Books For The Next 7 Days

Okay.. it's colder then the freezer section round the local shop but it is still a fine time to crack open a book and try and not break a spine.
Every single time I pick books I want to read lately something has happened to prevent it so below is a list of books that are going to get read if the dog does not run off, my cat does not get the neighbours cat pregnant, if arctic air stops and enables me to physically move from  page to page while not needing to be under three quilts while kicking the heating up to full blast . Anyway...rant over!

 The Olive Season by Carol Drinkwater

 A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness

 Count to Ten by Karen Rose

 One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern

 Climbing The Stairs by Margaret Powell

 The Second Chance Café by Alison Kent(love the title)

 Mildred Pierce by James M . Cain

Running Towards Love by Marisa Adams

Goodies in the mail yay!!!!!

There is nothing that will put a smile on my face faster then seeing the postman bringing me awesome goodies.. Today was one of them days. The sun was shining, I did not get soaked to the skin when stepping outside the door and some bookish gifts arrived...heaven!!

Wanna see what I got?????

Here goes.

 Thank you Tonya for my wonderful tote bag!! I will def be using this on my weekly trips to the library.xxxxxx

And then I got these awesome gifts..The book is called Running Towards Love by Marisa Adams along with the book there was a bookmark and a really sweet card, Thank you Marisa I love them xxxx.

New Cosy mystery series

Look at the awesome  cover for the first book in the Cookbook Nook Mystery series by Daryl Wood Gerber !!! This book will be released in July ..sigh.... It looks fab!! I adore cosy mystery book covers ,there is so much detail put into them . This series is set in a culinary bookshop in California . The lead character is Jenna Hart, she is a foodie and avid reader.

Reading this week

 

 

 

The Beauty Haul

xxxx The Beauty products I loved in March xxxx

 

                                      Mac blush in the shade Dame, A beautiful light pink .

                  Stila glitter liner in the shade Sea Green.. This really pops when put on blue eyes.

                                                                 Well it's true!!!

                                   Essie in the shades Fiji 14 and Watermelon 27 .Love these!!!!

                                A powdery floral scent that is perfect for spring. A very girly scent.

 Suede effect polish in the shades 138 aqua suede on the right and 140 pink suede on the left

                                              Excellent curlers!! I love the retro packaging

Still loving this very very handy nail polish remover in a pot. Highly recommend...Don't take off too much glitter polish in here or it will stick to nails during other nail polish removal.