Blog – Scuffed Granny

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An exceptionally good book, set mainly in Alaska, of exploration and discovery, love and friendship, spirit magic and natives. Recommended!

by scuffedgranny May 8, 2022May 4, 2022

A good thriller whose gutsy heroine, Lisa Jamison, helps a man hiding in her car and leads her to the dark underworld of people exploitation

by scuffedgranny May 4, 2022

Luminita LaFlash’s book describes an oppressive and dark period in Romania’s past, based on her own family’s history

by scuffedgranny May 2, 2022

A surprisingly good novel in verse about the life of a portrait painter, brimming with sensuality & its evocation of attitudes of the time

by scuffedgranny April 20, 2022April 17, 2022

An enjoyable historical murder mystery with likeable characters and a steady plot, set in the Gilded Age in New York

by scuffedgranny April 17, 2022April 14, 2022

A very moving book about Sammy Lou and his brother, Avery, two boys struggling to survive in a world that is hostile to them

by scuffedgranny April 13, 2022April 10, 2022

The story of the Greek hero Achilles told through key characters from the Iliad and forming an enjoyable introduction to an ancient myth

by scuffedgranny April 10, 2022

William Boyd excels again with the story of Brodie Moncur and his love for Lika -powerful, all-consuming, uplifting and destructive

by scuffedgranny April 6, 2022April 2, 2022

Wendy Cope’s style of poetry is simple in terms of its accessibility but still has depth of humour and meaning

by scuffedgranny April 3, 2022March 21, 2022

A lovely book about kind people being nice to each other with a touch of the other worldly and gentle humour

by scuffedgranny March 30, 2022March 21, 2022

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