JENNIFER PLATT | Pack those troubles in an old kit bag, but don’t forget the books
The holidays are almost upon us and there’s no better time to catch up on all the authors you didn’t get to this year
24 November 2021 - 19:20
This is the time I go through my to-be-read piles and essentially make another huge pile of books to read during the holidays. We have rented the same holiday cottage as last year. It does not have a TV and I will giddily leave my laptop at home again, the accommodation becoming my reading sanctuary. The others will go off and hike in the blazing sun, but I will happily stay put, find a comfy place and just catch up on some of the books I didn’t get to this year...
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