You may be wondering why I called the blog, Hair Past a Freckle. It was actually something my father used to say when I was growing up. If you’re unaware of the saying, it is something said in response to somebody asking the time, usually because the person isn’t wearing a watch (or in the case of my Dad, just to be annoying!) It seems a fitting name for a book blog as there can’t be many readers who haven’t completely lost track of time thanks to a good book.
As a child I was always being told to get some fresh air instead of sitting with my nose in a book. I was the sort of child who read packets if I didn’t have a book to hand. I used to love nothing better than going to a summer fair and coming away with a pile of second hand books, that old book smell lured me from a young age! I’ve read many wonderful books since then, books that have lifted me, books I’ve learned from, books that have made me think, transported me to a different world, told truths about this world and kept me turning their pages long into the night. And that’s why I this blog exists,it’s my way of saying thank you to the authors for opening the doors into different worlds and inviting me in.