by Jayne Runacres | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
During this time of lock down, we are all trying to find ways to pass the time. That is why we are going to be offering a book delivery service. You can check which books we have available in our collection by visiting https://www.readingcloud.net/, log in [if you...
by Jayne Runacres | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reviewed by Pat, Blackfen Community Library volunteer. Jeff Pearce was Born in the Slums of Liverpool in 1953 and from the moment he could walk he worked with his mother selling secondhand clothes on a market stall. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, unable to...
by Jayne Runacres | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reviewed by Rhiannon, Rooted Coffee House member of staff. Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. But what happens when you’re not given the choice? Jodi Picoult excels in her book ‘Handle with Care’, as she...
by Jayne Runacres | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reviewed by Jayne, Blackfen Community Library member. This book has been on my bookshelf for years and I’d never got around to reading it. I’m not a big novel reader, I prefer non-fiction. However, a global pandemic seemed like a great time to sate my curiosity about...
by Jayne Runacres | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Blackfen Community Library member Mel I first discovered Fredrik Backman when I picked up and read ‘My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologies’. These books are real treasures with a wonderful sense of humour and heartache in equal measure køb...
by Jayne Runacres | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Chris D., Blackfen Community Library Volunteer. My second book review is of an old favourite of mine that I could read again and again – ‘As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning’ by Laurie Lee first published in 1969. This is a slim novel of roughly 200 pages and it...
