Baby Tips for Mums - Simon Brett

How to Be a Little Sod - Simon Brett

I was given this book just last night by a friend who was having a book shelf clear out - and I finished it this morning, thinking 'I wish I'd read this as a new mum.' Most parents, at some point, will have had one of those days when their new baby just wouldn't stop crying - You feed it, you burp it, you change its nappy, and still, it wail . If you're like me, you probably look at your baby with pleading eyes, and wish you knew what it was thinking, so you could sort it out and get some sleep. And if you're baby is anything like the Little Sod , it's probably thinking 'If I scream and scream very quickly without taking any breaths, my face turns purple. It works a ...

How to Be a Little Sod - Simon Brett

I was given this book just last night by a friend who was having a book shelf clear out - and I finished it this morning, thinking 'I wish I'd read this as a new mum.' Most parents, at some point, will have had one of those days when their new baby just wouldn't stop crying - You feed it, you burp it, you change its nappy, and still, it wail . If you're like me, you probably look at your baby with pleading eyes, and wish you knew what it was thinking, so you could sort it out and get some sleep. And if you're baby is anything like the Little Sod , it's probably thinking 'If I scream and scream very quickly without taking any breaths, my face turns purple. It works a ...

Death Under the Dryer - Simon Brett

strict, elderly father who didn t approve of Kyra having a boyfriend. As the list of suspects grows, can Carole and Jude find out the truth without becoming victims? Simon Brett has written a number of books featuring sleuthing pair Carole and Jude, and this is his latest offering. I have read most of them and what I love most about his writing is that he obviously doesn t take it too seriously; this allows for a very entertaining read without taking the mickey out of the genre. But how does this particular book compare with the others in the series? As always, the relationship between Carole and Jude provides most of the entertainment value. Carole is an ex-Home ...

Death Under the Dryer - Simon Brett

strict, elderly father who didn t approve of Kyra having a boyfriend. As the list of suspects grows, can Carole and Jude find out the truth without becoming victims? Simon Brett has written a number of books featuring sleuthing pair Carole and Jude, and this is his latest offering. I have read most of them and what I love most about his writing is that he obviously doesn t take it too seriously; this allows for a very entertaining read without taking the mickey out of the genre. But how does this particular book compare with the others in the series? As always, the relationship between Carole and Jude provides most of the entertainment value. Carole is an ex-Home ...

The Witness at the Wedding - Simon Brett

The opening sentence made me wince: 'Oh, I didn't tell you there's a history of murder in my fiancée's family, did I?' To me, this seemed clumsy and overly provocative: not a good start. But then, I was already anticipating something a bit dull, since this is 'cosy crime': the sixth in the 'Fethering Mysteries' series, in which two retired women solve crimes by chatting to criminals over large glasses of wine in the local pub. Charged with reading this for my Crime Fiction group, I was really worried that it wouldn't be my cup of tea, and the alliteration in the title (which is true of all the titles in this series) almost convinced me that it would be mass produced ...

The Witness at the Wedding - Simon Brett

The opening sentence made me wince: 'Oh, I didn't tell you there's a history of murder in my fiancée's family, did I?' To me, this seemed clumsy and overly provocative: not a good start. But then, I was already anticipating something a bit dull, since this is 'cosy crime': the sixth in the 'Fethering Mysteries' series, in which two retired women solve crimes by chatting to criminals over large glasses of wine in the local pub. Charged with reading this for my Crime Fiction group, I was really worried that it wouldn't be my cup of tea, and the alliteration in the title (which is true of all the titles in this series) almost convinced me that it would be mass produced ...