Wandering the world

As noted in my post on Shrines of gaiety , British author, Kate Atkinson, can do no wrong in my eyes. I have read all of her books after falling in love with her writing in 1995's Behind the scenes at the museum. Atkinson is the consummate storyteller of unashamedly British stories, full of dry wit and fleshed out and beautifully eccentric characters. You can also read my review of the latest in her detective series, Death at the sign of the rook , superbly brought to life

Romantic comedies aren't my jam at all, but I was intrigued by More confessions of a forty-something f**k up from the Bridget Jones reference on the front cover. British author, Alexandra Potter, has written a bunch of novels in the same vein that have been rather successful. More confessions is the second of two novels set in London that follow the ups and downs of Nell Stevens's life. More confessions of a forty-something f**k up | Published August 2023 | Read June 2025 Th

British author, Jojo Moyes, has an extensive catalogue of contemporary novels and historical fiction. Moyes was a journalist with The Independent for 10 years and has been writing novels since 2001. I've reviewed three of Moyes's historical novels in one post , and another, The giver of stars,   in a separate post. You can also check out my review of Someone else's shoes,   Moyes's contemporary novel that started my journey through her works. It's one of my favourite books of

A little bit of background📝 I spent three weeks in Toronto in July-August 2022 as part of my role as the Global Education Manager for an international travel assistance company. The organisation assists travellers in emergency situations from the help number listed in their travel insurance policies. The organisation I worked for is owned by a large insurance firm and it provides travel assistance to a number of other insurers and organisations. After almost 25 years in acad