14 Aug 2026

What I'm reading ...

In an unprecedented move, I have started The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore by Laura Pearson. This is the follow-on book from the last one that I have just finished. I broke my usual habit of swapping between fiction and non-fiction and just ordered this book to see how the story continued. Here’s the blurb:

Dot Brightmore has never been one for lists. But now she’s been given one of her own, by the love of her life, with whom she’s finally been reunited. Dot’s list has just two words on it:
Marry me
The problem is, Dot can’t get married. Because what Dot hasn’t yet told anyone is that she’s still married. To a man she hasn’t seen in years.
But her beloved Mabel isn’t a woman who can be stopped easily. After all, her own last list helped her find Dot again. So now – together and with all the other friends they’ve met along the way – they have to find a way for Dot to answer ‘yes’ to the question on her very first list…

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - by Laura Pearson

A very enjoyable, easy read. The author has the knack of saying enough to intrigue the reader, but not saying everything; thus, the pages keep turning. I would not class this book as “great literature”, but I did learn about how the world might seem through the eyes of other people.