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All At Sea
On the island one afternoon, we were wading into a conversation about the ocean. It’s a daily discussion here at Soneva Fushi, perhaps...
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Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Books About Running
Since I have been at Soneva Fushi, I have become reacquainted with my love of running. Following my blog post about using the habit of...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 20, 2020
- 5 min
Trail Running
The alarm beeps angrily at 6:20 in the morning and I throw out my hand to silence its sharp noise. For many island residents, this is not...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min
An Author on the Island: Guest Blog from Peter Frankopan
One perk of being the Barefoot Bookseller is getting to meet all the fascinating people that arrive on the island. Just before Christmas,...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 6, 2020
- 4 min
Swapping Snowmen for Sand Castles
To be brutally honest, I was not looking forward to the Christmas period this year. Despite the fact I was relaxed and settled into...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Dec 30, 2019
- 4 min
The Barefoot Bookseller's Best Books of the Year 2019 - Part Two
Last week I wrote about some of my favourite books from this year. This week, I present Part Two. As many of you curl up on sofas,...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
The Barefoot Bookseller's Best Books of the Year 2019 - Part One
The final month of the year is one of my favourite periods. The atmosphere is warm and filled with cheer, every week seems to be crammed...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Dec 16, 2019
- 4 min
'To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores'
Here is a sentence I have never written before: today, in my lunch break, I went scuba diving. I’m training to a be Professional...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Dec 9, 2019
- 4 min
Shelf Care
My eyes closed, counting gradually to ten until my thoughts found their way towards something like something like silence.
Barefoot Bookseller
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
An Island Adventure
I arrived on the island by speedboat, which if you ask me is a pretty exciting beginning to any adventure story.
Barefoot Bookseller
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
A Lifetime of Reading
Eleven large boxes are sitting in the corridor of my flat. In them are hundreds of books.
Barefoot Bookseller
- May 28, 2019
- 2 min
A Soneva See You Later
I have been doing my absolute best to avoid writing this blog post. In truth, it really should have been written last week, but I hid...
Barefoot Bookseller
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
A LITERARY TIPPLE
I’ve chosen some of my favourite literary shots about alcohol in fiction, spanning the full spectrum of the good, the bad and the...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
CHAMPAGNE SWIMMING
I had barely touched the neck of the bottle when the cork popped of its own accord, launching itself out to the sky and then into the...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 25, 2019
- 2 min
READING THE CHOCOLATE ROOM
Please enjoy this blog in which I pair delectable chocolates from the Soneva Fushi Chocolate Room with the four books they remind me of....
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 21, 2019
- 3 min
EATING AND READING
C.S. Lewis once wrote that, ‘eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably,’ and to be fair to the man, he’s not wrong. At...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
WATER READING
From absorbing non-fiction to the flowing prose of stunning short stories, here are 4 titles that will make you think twice about the...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 13, 2019
- 3 min
HOW TO READ WATER
The decking bleeds into a darker shade of wood as the rain meets its skin, one large drop after one large drop. It feels like it is...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 6, 2019
- 3 min
5 books on their way to a screen near you
Inspired by Soneva’s Cinema Paradiso, I’ve put together a list of my top read-it-before-you-see-it suggestions. This is your fair warning...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 6, 2019
- 3 min
CINEMA IN THE STARS
The same three sentences are spilling out from my mouth again and again as I wring my hands together. I’m given reason for pause only...
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