- Follow Write to Inspire on WordPress.com
Lance's Book Links
About me
My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
Recent Posts
- Funny Of The Week 13 December 2022
- A Limerick for Today 24 October 2022
- Join Me! 26 September 2022
- Book Review: Of Vice and Virtue by E.B. Brown 10 September 2022
- Half-baked Soufflé 15 August 2022
Categories
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Film Review: Stan and Ollie
This film is a roller-coaster of comedy and tragedy. It is also a love story. I laughed and I cried. I felt touched by the nostalgia, remembering the times that I watched those marvellous Laurel and Hardy films and where … Continue reading
Posted in film review
Tagged comedy, film review, John C Reilly, laurel and hardy, Nina Ariana, Shirley Henderson, stan and ollie, Steve Coogan, tragedy
1 Comment
Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The story of the occupation of Guernsey by the German Army during the latter years of the Second World War is beautifully … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged book review, Channel Isles, German, guernsey, Literary, Mary Ann Shaffer, relationships, Resistance, WWII
3 Comments
Film Review: Mary Queen of Scots
This is a very good film but it is not a great film. Perhaps I am being unfair, as it is only natural that I make some comparison with the film that I saw last week, The Favourite, which is … Continue reading
Posted in film review
Tagged film review, history, Margot Robbie, mary queen of scots, Saoirse Ronan, Scotland
2 Comments
The Annual Bloggers Bash Awards are Back!
This is a great event. Excellent company. A wide variety of blogs and people.. Well-deserved awards. I’m buzzing already. Come along and join the fun.
Posted in Personal
Leave a comment
Book Review: Euphonics – A Poet’s Dictionary of Enchantments by John Michell
Euphonics by John Michell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This wonderful book was a thoughtful gift from my BFF, Eloise De Sousa, who has encouraged me in my quest to become a published poet. Everybody loves alliteration. Well, almost … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged book review, elloquence, euphonics, john michell, language, poetry
Leave a comment
Book Review: The Nameless Children by Toni Bunnell
The Nameless Children by Toni Bunnell My rating: 4 of 5 stars The idea behind the story is very clever and creative. As you would expect, mortality of babies in the mid-nineteenth century was much higher than it is today. … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged book review, ghost story, nameless children, toni bunnell
Leave a comment
Book Review: Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry My rating: 4 of 5 stars The idea that underpins the story is very good. A very advanced biotech company develops a virus that kills the victim but keeps them walking until they have bitten … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged biotech, book review, jonathan maberry, patient zero, zombies
1 Comment
What is beautiful to you?
Originally posted on Thoughts by Mello-Elo:
What is beauty to you? Is it the soft curves of a woman’s form or the visions of humanity and its gods captured on canvas or in stone? Or is it the natural beauty…
Film Review: The Favourite
There are three outstanding leading ladies in this film and they deserve equal credit for the way that they portray their very different characters. Olivia Coleman plays the frail and slightly crazy Queen Anne who is, initially, controlled by Lady … Continue reading
Book Review: Wrong Time, Wrong Place by Simon Kernick
Wrong Time, Wrong Place by Simon Kernick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Pacey, tense, horrific and unpredictable The pace is fast. The tension is tense. The violence is horrific. From the moment that a dysfunctional quartet of hikers in … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged book review, highlands, hiking, quick read, tension, thriller, violence
1 Comment