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Book Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train was a publishing phenomenon, a stunningly intriguing thriller which placed the reader in the perspective of three major characters in the novel. Her second book Into the Water is a similar type of read, more complex than its predecessor but still as dark. However, it stands as a thriller on its own. The plot surrounds Nel Abbot, who was found dead in the river, just a few short months after the death of her daughter’s best friend Katie in similar circumstances. Nel lived by the dark and forbidding body of water, known as ‘The Drowning Pool’ and was obsessed with stories of difficult women who…
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Chocolate Honey Cake
Tatra Restaurant, Leicester It was a really cold night and we fancied something sweet. The honey cake is very popular in Latvia and Russian speaking countries and was delicious.
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Winter Lights Festival
If you’re in London before the 27th January, make sure you check out the Winter Lights in Canary Wharf. These are free to view and are really recommended. Here is my article about them for Weekend Notes: www.weekendnotes.co.uk/winter-lights-canary-wharf/
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A Tale of Two Cities
Today I am super excited as tomorrow I’m visiting Nottingham, my adopted home. I am going to a friend’s birthday celebration tomorrow evening and then going with my friends to the pantomime on Sunday (haven’t been for 20 years). Of course, we will take the opportunity to do festive things such as visiting the Winter Wonderland. Visiting different places was one of the things that I spent a lot of this summer doing. The opening line of Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” is a line that could also sum up my summer as I was able to do…
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Sunday Photo
Birmingham Christmas market
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Sunday Photo
City of Bristol
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The Guardian
I’m a bit late in sharing this but in April a piece I wrote about my brother’s death and parent’s 30th wedding anniversary got published in The Guardian. I’m really pleased to have shared this tribute with people. Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/01/family-life-parents-wedding-donald-wheres-your-troosers-andy-stewart-lentils
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Sunday Photo
Split, Croatia
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Monday Funday
One of the best meals I have had in recent times…venison schnitzel and thrice cooked chips. You can’t beat thrice-cooked chips! The Forresters Arms, St Albans
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Surviving Glastonbury (or any other festival)
AKA How I learned to stop worrying and love the long- drops So last week I came back from Glastonbury festival. You don’t need me to tell you that Glastonbury is the greatest place on earth (although it is). For anyone who hasn’t been, it is super hard to explain what is amazing about it. It’s like a city with different districts, the best nightlife and a daytime world that constantly keeps you stimulated. When I went the first time in 2014, even though I enjoyed it, I was pleased to come home, mainly as I relished the opportunity of sleeping in a proper bed. However, this time I actually got hardcore…
