Gotta say, there are a lot of reasons I don't like Hallowe'en - from its rather unpleasant origins to the decorations in *every* shop window which are not good for those of us who suffer from arachnophobia - so I'm pleased it's out of the way and I can get behind a nicer day to celebrate!
Lots of people read spooky books for Hallowe'en (I don't have a problem with the bookish part of the day!) but I'd like to read something which fits the theme of All Hallows' Day - any suggestions? Anything with a saint or a church or similar - but no ghost stories or Gothic graveyards!
Barbara Pym, perhaps? Hmm... my mind is rather a blank...
A couple recommendations which I've already read, if you want to celebrate a saintly day - you could do a lot worse than Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield or Marilynne Robinson's Gilead.
Over to you!
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