This is another book in my partial re-read of the Swallows & Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and one that I hadn’t read since I was a child. Because this book is set during the winter and it’s January it seemed like a good time to pick this one up. There are times I like to read something that evokes memories and for me this represents winters in childhood when you could play in the snow and have fun. I may not have had the […]

For me, some of my favourite books are those that remind me of a time or place. And so it was that when I went on holiday to the Lake District I decided I wanted to reread books in the Swallows and Amazons series – specifically the original book and it’s sequel Swallowdale. I first read this series starting at the age of about eight and they have stuck with me ever since for their depiction of childhood adventure The books follow the adventures of […]