Book review: The Fig Tree, by Aubrey Menen

I am currently reading The Fig Tree by Aubrey Menen. An old orange Penguin, original price 3/6. I love old Penguins. Not read this before and like very much. Funny story about a man who accidentally invents aphrodisiac figs. Since it's all about, effectively, GM crops it's also strangely up-to-the-minute! Written in 1959 before the phrase "GM crops" existed.

It's set in Italy, and is reminiscent of (but better than IMO) the Don Camillo books. I always find the Camillo stuff a little twee, but this avoids that trap. It's whimsical and clever, and puts a smile on your face.

Happy reading!

The Fig Tree


And a short post-script connected to nothing in particular... I've only just discovered how to publish reader comments. Luckily there was only one, but I apologise to the patient reader who commented last year. Oops. :o)

Currently reading

It has finally occurred to me, somewhat belatedly, that as a bookseller it would be relevant if I blogged what I'm reading myself. It would be nice if, at some stage, this could even become a review... but let's not get too ambitious. So, starting with the simple things, here's what I'm reading now.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, by Joanne Fluke

And here's where I'll keep my list.
Reading list, by Kimbo!
And I'll try to back-date that a tad so that recent reads are on there too. It's a start!

Happy reading,
by Kimbo!