![]() ![]() Set in eighteenth-century France, this is a novel of a family, their struggles, and tragedies during an extraordinary period in the country’s history. Two other readers (at least) have written about this novel this week, and so I don’t feel it necessary to go into too much detail. My third and final read for this year’s #DDMreadingweek was The Glassblowers – an incredibly vivid historical novel based on the author’s own family history. I think I will probably do this again next year. I am still catching up with blog posts etc – bear with me, but please let me know if you think I have missed your post. Winners have been contacted and address of the second prize winner has been sent to Virago. The second prize of a print of The Birds cover to be supplied by Virago was won by Kate. ![]() ![]() The first prize of the VMC designer edition of Rebecca and matching mug was won by Marina from Finding Time to Write blog. Now to the business of a certain giveaway – yesterday afternoon, I drew two random names from the comments on last Monday’s blog post. Some lovely photos of DDM books popped up on Instagram, it’s always lovely to see how much people still love DDM. Blogger Lisa has been sharing her experience of reading Jamaica Inn after abandoning it twenty years ago – it was such a joy to share her love of it. An English teacher on Twitter read some DDM short stories with her Y10s and shared some of their comments with us – I feel like we have some DDM converts there. I enjoyed some lovely conversations on Twitter and Instagram about Daphne du Maurier and her books – if you want to spot them, follow the hashtag. ![]() Please hop on over and click through to the reviews written by bloggers taking part in the event this year. By starting my reading very early, I managed three books too which I was pleased with.Ī very brief roundup from me as you can find my event page herecontaining blog links – which I am still updating, and will continue to do so. Stuck in the Middle premieres Sunday, February 8:45PM ET/PT on Disney Channel and will air in its regular time slot beginning Friday, March 9PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.First of all I want to say a very big thank you to everyone who took part in #DDMreadingweek in whatever capacity – review, photo, blog comment etc – I thoroughly enjoyed the week. In the premiere episode, avid inventor Harley ( Ortega) is all set to accept a community award, but must first devise a way to get her family out of the house and to the ceremony on time. The Diaz parents, Suzy ( Cerina Vincent) and Tom ( Joe Nieves), also have six other kids: Rachel ( Ronni Hawk) the self-involved eldest Georgie ( Kayla Maisonet), a basketball-playing teen Ethan ( Isaak Presley), Harley’s closest ally invincible and indestructible twins Lewie ( Nicolas Bechtel) and “Beast” ( Malachi Barton) and the strong-willed youngest sibling, Daphne ( Ariana Greenblatt). Told from Harley’s point of view, the slice of life stories find humor in everyday life as this middle child devises creative ways to cope with – and stand out – in her family’s busy suburban Massachusetts household. Next month, the network will premiere its newest half-hour, single-camera, sit-com series Stuck In The Middle. Starring newcomer Jenna Ortega (“Jane The Virgin” and “Elena of Avalor”) as inventive tween Harley Diaz, the series will follow middle child Harley in a bustling household of nine. Disney Channel is adding a new television show to their one-of-a-kind lineup and this one is all about being “stuck in the middle.” ![]()
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