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Win a Bitter Orange Hamper

Posted on October 2, 2018 by sarahsouthwest

Originally posted on Claire Fuller:
Bitter Orange is published in the USA a week today (9th October). Tin House, my US publisher is running a competition for US readers to win a Bitter Orange hamper if you pre-order the book…

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Book Review – The Wisdom of Sally Redshoes – Ruth Hogan

Posted on June 26, 2018 by sarahsouthwest

I wanted to love this book more than I did. It has so much going for it – an intriguing plot, a great character list, the whole swimming thing… However, it was just too short. None of the characters got … Continue reading →

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Staring at the sun – Irvin D Yalom: books that have helped 1

Posted on July 10, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I read this about 3 years ago, so the details are hazy, but the things I took from it are: Death is scary. We die alone. Live your life better in the knowledge that you will die. Connections bring comfort. … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on Brexit

Posted on June 30, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

We live in a post-truth world. We are now so accustomed to lies, half lies, fantasy and complex convoluted mixtures of all those things that I don’t know if we have any idea what the truth is any more.   … Continue reading →

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Brexit

Posted on June 28, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I had known him all my life, and I thought I knew him. He was broadly tolerant, though he liked to grumble. He was cynical about most things, and had a wry sense of humour. He was polite and knew … Continue reading →

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Looking for the self help book

Posted on June 17, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

The other day my breast cancer buddy said to me “It’s really shit having cancer”. It is really shit having cancer. It is really shit being told you  have cancer. It is even more shit having to tell people you … Continue reading →

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Post surgery swimwear

Posted on June 12, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

This is not one of those blogs that starts off all chatty and this is me and this is my life, and then hits you with what is basically an advert for stuff. But I just wanted to say that … Continue reading →

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If we were having coffee, I would be telling you the things I learned about life from playing Candy Crush.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I deleted Candy Crush from my tablet a few weeks ago. It’s a life-sucker. I replaced it with the YOU app, which gives me something healthy, beautiful and life enhancing to do every day. That means I get my online … Continue reading →

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My breasts

Posted on May 23, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I have 4 breasts. I’ve lost 3 along the way, so that makes 7 in total – a strikingly magical number. My right breast is an amazing, hand-crafted piece of art, sculpted out of my own flesh. It is admired … Continue reading →

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The best way to stop weeds

Posted on May 15, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

Actually, I was in the vegetable patch. And what I said was “The best way to stop weeds is to plant stuff”. Himself was hoeing and I was hand weeding round the walking onions. The sky was blue blue blue, … Continue reading →

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