“60 Going On 16”
Author/Editor: LaScrittore
Category: Arts and Culture
About “60 Going On 16”
Profession: Writer
location: Devon, UK
I'm a 60-something mother and writer and once upon a time I lived in Notting Hill. But, when I hit middle age, I became invisible. So I moved to the country, where I live in a 300-year old house in England's stunning South West, a long way from anywhere. Now I'm truly invisible. But at least I can read and write to my heart's delight. I blog, in part, to remind myself that I still have a mind and that I still enjoy life.. And my blog is fairly eclectic but with a strong books, arts, and culture bias. I write about books that I have not wanted to put down (and the reverse), travel, the compulsion to write, films that kept me on the edge of my seat, music that makes my heart sing, news that has stopped me in my tracks, heart-stopping moments, odd people and bizarre occurences, - all stirred together with a liberal dose of '60s nostalgia. (I wasn't sure if the fact that I write about other topics as well as books would exclude me but on the basis that nothing venture nothing gained ...I'd love to join if you'll have me.)
Favorite Authors
Thomas Hardy, Turgenev, George Eliot, Balzac, Dickens, Hilary Mantel, Anne Tyler, Carol Shields, Shena Mackay, Antonia Fraser, Margaret Drabble, A S Byatt, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Rohinton Mistry, Margaret Forster, Margaret Atwood
Favorite Topics
Novels, especially those that have not been reviewed everywhere; African and Indian novels, biographies (especially of writers, artists and dancers), visual arts including photography, radio (ie BBC radio and its contribution to the cultural life of the nation - and beyond), travel, education politics.
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