Does anyone else sit watching the television fascinated by the bookshelves in the background of the people on screen. Because of the coronavirus lockdown it is now a regular thing for programmes to come from folks homes.
Wouldn’t it be good if they did little videos of their book collections.
I’m quite disappointed when a tv personality or presenter appears with a blank wall as a backdrop or they are just obviously sat in a little home office or bedroom.
You can tell that some have used a bit of imagination by placing plants, adjusting lighting, furniture or creating a focal point.
I know we can’t all be a Kelly Hoppen and have a designer interior but i think a bit of effort should be made so us nosey Brit’s can ooh and aah over their houses.
Richard and Judy’s bookclub which ran a few weeks ago from their home was a great programme and should be brought back along with Grayson Perry’s Artclub which was filmed in his and wife Phillipa’s studio.
I’ve just finished reading my first book by Kayte Nunn.
Set in both the 21st and the 19th centuries it’s a tale of a fathers wish for his daughter to continue his life’s work as an adventurer and plant-hunter and for her to cross the world to find a rare and dangerous flower that could also be an antidote to many illnesses.
Meanwhile in the present day while renovating her late grandmothers house and garden Anna discovers a box containing watercolours of exotic plants, an old diary and a handful of seeds. A centuries old mystery begins to unravel, one that takes her across the world from Australia to Kew Gardens and Cornwall in search of the truth.
Did I enjoy it ? Yes, I did and yes I will read another of her books.
Notes about the author
Kayte Nunn grew up in England and the US, and then lived in Sydney, Australia for more than 20 years, working as a book, magazine and web editor and writer. ... I have also written three works of historical fiction, The Botanist's Daughter, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant, and The Silk House and I am working on a sixth.
As recommended by Sue Dove, textile artist based in St. Ives and co-writer of Doing What We Can.
Next on my list
As recommended by Sue Dove, textile artist based in St. Ives and co-writer of Doing What We Can.
A book about a group of women artists and their stories of how they all came individually to live and work in St. Ives.
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