Who am I?

Fleur is an alter ego. My friends and family call me Jane. Call me which ever you prefer – I answer to both!

Now, what else might you want to know?

I was born on the Cornish coast and, though I have travelled and lived elsewhere, the sea called me back, and now I live just yards from where I was born.

I read to live other lives and visit other worlds. I have been doing it for as long as I remember and it is as natural as breathing now.

I tend to read a lot of older books, and books from smaller presses. There are so many books that are under-appreciated, that could get lost, and they call me so loudly.

But that’s not to say I don’t read current books too. I do, and I find much to enjoy and much to admire.

I find it really difficult to explain just what I like, but browse through the archives and I’m sure you will get an idea.

I am a reader, and I don’t consider myself a critic or a reviewer. I repond to books emotionally and I try to explain that reaction as honestly and fairly as I can.

I do this simply to celebrate books, and to fix them more firmly in my memory bank.