Lady Demelza's Year in Books 2025
2025 was the year I got my reading groove back. It's been a source of nagging sadness to me that I just hadn't been reading as many books over the last several years. I mostly blamed the discovery of social media addiction. And then this year, I got my new home. I got an armchair from the op shop, and I put it directly underneath the small, north-facing window in the lounge room. I got a footstool to put in front of the chair. And now I have a reading chair. A comfortable chair with a footstool and natural light coming in over your shoulder when you sit in it. And I started reading more books again. As it turns out, I still have time for social media addiction, as well. 1. Nocturnes by John Connolly 2004 2. The Knowledge Gene by Lynne Kelly 2024 3. House of Glass by Susan Fletcher 2018 4. Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison 2024 5. Angels and Insects by A.S. Byatt 1994 6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective ...