Silence is a word that we think we all understand, but Sara Maitland's A Book of Silence has prompted me to think about the role silence plays in my own life. A few years ago, I suffered a bout of seriously debilitating nervous exhaustion. In the years I've been recovering I've realised that I have … Continue reading Degrees of silence
I’ve just finished reading The Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann. It was a hefty tome but beyond its value as a door stop it was a challenging but thoroughly informative read. Woven throughout were assumptions and stereotypes that were shot down with detailed research and thought-provoking material. No wonder it took the author seven … Continue reading The Empire of Things
The House with the Blue Door 