Lynda

“Mrs Morton’s knitting needles tutting against each other in disapproval.”
― Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

“Dublin was built for pedestrians and carriages, not for cars; it’s full of tiny winding medieval streets, rush hour lasts from seven in the morning till eight at night, and at the first hint of bad weather the whole city goes into prompt, thorough gridlock.”
― Tana French, In the Woods

“Thirty years ago, the average British household contained enough food to last eight days; today the average is two days. It is no exaggeration to say that London, at any time, exists only six meals away from starvation.”
― Robert Harris, The Second Sleep