As in life, so in that truer fictional world found in books—some have to toil for a living, others get to do as they please… This week's Five For Friday blog post took in books by #AlanBradley, #ArthurRansome, @Eve_Mc_Donnell (#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks!), #JoseSaramago, & #NoelStreatfeild. The characters keep themselves busy in various ways; I'm busy trying to haul a recalcitrant WIP over the line. It's just having a laugh at this stage🙄
#Books #Reading #Writing

https://bibref.blogspot.com/2023/09/five-for-friday-10-occupations-and.html

...and if you think you're not interested in Noel Streatfeild, that podcast is worth listening to just for the revelation about her first novel, The Whicharts, around 55 minutes in.
#reading #bookstodon #NoelStreatfeild #BalletShoes

As well as being written by John Wiles, the 1975 BBC adaptation of #BalletShoes by #NoelStreatfeild is the source of another particularly good piece of #DoctorWho trivia. Any guesses?

Now #reading.
#NoelStreatfeild #KidLit