Since I can first remember, my nose has been stuck in a book. I grew up on a small dairy farm at the eastern edge of Yorkshire where the Wolds meet the North Sea. 
At the age of four I was making magazines full of my own stories. I devoured everything from the Famous Five and Secret Seven to Swallows and Amazons, from Little Women to George Orwell and Mary Stewart. And I carried on reading….
SANDRA DANBY'S BOOK REVIEWS
Sharing thoughts on the books I read, new authors, favourite authors, classics re-visisted
SANDRA DANBY'S BOOK REVIEWS 
Hello Sandra! Absolutely wonderful blog, I had a good time going through your posts and I hope to read more of your posts! Keep them coming 🙂
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Thanks Jackson 🙂 SD
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Lovely to meet you (if only virtually) you’re book sounds riveting! Looking forward to it!
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Thx Sophie, and good luck with your writing! SD
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Hi Sandra,
I’ve nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award today. Find the details on my blog here – http://wp.me/p3AmxR-df. Best wishes, Julie.
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Anyone with a picture of Lady Chatterly’s Lover on their blog gets a follow from me. 😉 I am thoroughly obsessed with D.H. Lawrence.
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🙂 SD
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Glad I found you. Great blog. 🙂
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Thx 🙂 SD
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Thanks so much, and thanks for the follow 🙂 SD
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Hiya, I’ve just nominated you for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. 😀 Details are here: The Very Inspiring Blogger Award…
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Thx Yvo!
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You’re welcome!
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You are a natural writer isn’t it? The themes which you handle delicately says it all…if you get time …you can visit mine. I am following you though
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Thanks so much 🙂 SD
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Dear Sandra,
Many many thanks for passing by my site.
Am happy to pass by to meet a like minded person and intend to drop by your site from time to time,
Should you need further info on travelling in Bosnia, do let me know and I will try my best to provide.
Warmest regards and best wishes.
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Thx, I enjoyed your photos. 🙂 SD
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Thanks for visitin’ my blog. I love Penguin Classics as well and really look out for ’em at book sales. Very cool header picture you have – totally shows your love of books!
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You’re welcome! SD
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Thank you for all the ‘likes’. Much appreciated 🙂
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I really enjoyed your nature writing. SD
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Thanks, SD. Living in the country lead me there!
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Thanks for visiting my blog, and I’m pleased to find yours. And congratulations on the upcoming publication.
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Thx Christopher. SD
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Sounds interesting and I love the title.
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Thx! SD
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Wow! You are certainly accomplished! I can barely write one post a week. 🙂 Thanks so much for dropping by.
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Thx Shelley! SD
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Hi Sandra, I’ve no idea what I’ve done with your emails (and so can’t find your email address!) nonetheless, just to give you the heads up that the review is up on 27th April 🙂 Thanks, Carol
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Thx Carol. SD
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What an absolutely wonderful blog. I am so glad to have found it and shall enjoy revisiting from time to time – obviously when I should be writing . . .
I haven’t looked yet to see if you’ve blogged about displacement activities employed by writers.
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I’m an expert on those, so yes I feel a post coming on! SD
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I love that you grew up reading Swallows and Amazons! I did too, but that’s rare in the United States. My grandparents were Scottish so that’s how I knew about them. I was in London last week and was so excited to see them on book shelves!
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Thx Gretchen. I admit I still pick one up from time to time, they are an excellent diversion when I’m ill! 🙂 SD
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Hi Sandra, I’ve been redirected here by Andrea Stephenson (Harvesting Hecate). Lovely bio. I’ll take some time to check out your blog. Like “Freshly Pressed” 😉
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Thx Karin. Hope you enjoy reading my thoughts on writing! SD
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Thanks for visiting my blog, and all the “likes”.
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You’re welcome, I enjoy talking with other writers! SD
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As a mother of loss to forced adoption, your themes are close to the bone for me. How come you chose the theme – do you have an adoption connection yourself?
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No I’m not adopted but have friends who are, one particular friend is a retired adoption counsellor handling reunions. I have always been interested in identity, what makes us ‘us’, and how we change and mature over the years. SD
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Thank you for explaining. Reunion is challenging and not the rose-tinted experience many of the tabloids and TV shows would like to portray – but then, I am sure you already know this.
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I totally agree. SD
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Thank you so much, Sandra, for visiting my blog and the three “likes” you left there. I look forward to exploring your blog, too! 🙂
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Hope you enjoy my blog too, Nina. SD
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Thanks for visiting my blog. I look forward to catching up with yours in the coming days. Dylan
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Thx Dylan. SD
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Thanks for making me aware of your writing blog. I’ll be a frequent visitor.
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Thx Kate. SD
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Congratulations!
I have nominated your blog for 4 awards.
You can read more about this nomination at:
http://michelleclementsjames.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/new-awards/
Happy New Year!
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Goodness Michelle, thanks so much for this. Happy New Year to you too! SD
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Greetings friend! I’d like to thank you for commenting, liking or following my blog. As such I want to nominate you for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award. Please go to this site: http://gardeningingreenwood.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/the-dragons-loyalty-award/ to read the rules and decide if you want to accept it or not. It’s your choice and I hope you will, but it’s up to you. Mostly I want you to know that I appreciate your loyalty to me and my writing. Thank you so much!
Steve
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Thanks so much Steven, it’s great to be nominated for reading blogs! I love reading about gardening and nature. I will pass on the blogging love to my readers, as I too have many loyal followers. SD
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You’re very welcome Sandra. I’m so glad you will carry this award forward. I’m sure your own fans will appreciate it as much as I do you.
Cheers,
Steve
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I am more of a poet, but have found some fiction prompts while blogging that have lead me to create: http://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/
I also have been writing via verse and word list prompts a fantasy once a week for about a year and a half. I’ve book marked your place. Always a pleasure to meet more writers 🙂
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I’ll check it out. SD
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I clicked here to comment about your header too! I just love it, the way it’s taped and battered but loved. I found a 1960 edition in a book shop a few months ago and I was so thrilled. Actually I referred to a page number in a recent piece of flash fiction – just beautiful.
Anyway, lovely to find your blog from your comment on mine!
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Hi Sarah,
Glad you like the photo. I found your blog via today’s Mumsnet e-newsletter. Congratulations on your anthology. SD
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Hi! You sound very similar to me 🙂 I absolutely adore your header picture of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, is it your own picture? What an incredible looking book! So much history 🙂
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The book was actually my mother’s which she daringly bought under the counter in a brown paper bag. The obscenity trial was in 1960, the year I was born, and aptly one of the witnesses for the defence [Penguin Books] was Richard Hoggart who would later be my English tutor at Goldsmiths College, University of London. So this book is very symbolic for me.
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Here’s to first loves, Sandra! I understand this journey. Very nice blog.
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