This was our second read of a Terry Pratchett, and again feelings were mixed. Comedy is such an individual thing – some found it hilarious (the footnotes are something special – and you miss these on the kindle edition), others found it mildly amusing. One comment was that he tries too hard. Wyrd Sisters is […]
Book review – Complete short stories of Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway — short stories — acknowledged master of the genre — Nobel prize winner. Let’s just say that he didn’t float the boat for most of us. I guess we should have expected it and maybe the choice wasn’t great given the times we are living in, but so many of the stories are macho […]
Nationally provided eBooks on the Kortext platform
NHSE have provided access to ‘some’ key eBooks via the provider Kortext An NHS OpenAthens account is required to access the titles, please view instructions and further information at: – https://kghlibrary.koha-ptfs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/12/AccessingKortextEbooks.pdf
‘virtual’ Book Club Meet – Monday, 15th February 2021
The KGH Book Club will meet ‘virtually’ on 15th February at 20.00. We will be discussing ‘Old Baggage’ by Lissa Evans ‘Wise and witty’ Sarah Hughes, Observer ‘A timely, bittersweet comic novel’ Guardian For more details see the Book Club page.
‘Virtual’ Leadership Book Club meeting – 18th February 2021
The next Leadership Book Club will be on Thursday 18th February – a virtual meeting at 20:00. The Book to be discussed is ‘Why do so many incompetent men become leaders?’ by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic More details are available at https://kghlibrary.koha-ptfs.co.uk/book-club/
Book review – The great alone
I struggled to get into ‘The Great Alone’ by Kirstin Hannah’ however the rest of the group had all enjoyed it – it was a story that moved with pace with much packed in. The comment was ‘What else can possibly go wrong for them’. The story is told from Leni’s perspective – at the […]
Book Review – Keeping the world away
‘Keeping the world away’ follows the life of a painting from creation through the hands of various owners – all women. The painting Margaret Forster has selected as the basis for the book is a real one – a simple sunlight interior – painted by Gwyn John, the sister of the painter Augustus John – […]
Book review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter
Kate Morton’s book ‘The clockmaker’s daughter’ is something of a door stopper – and the considered view was that she could have cut down on a few of the strands of her story without losing the essential plot – there are multiple characters across multiple time strands all drawn to Birchwood Manor, the house at […]
Book review: Once upon a river
‘Once upon a river’ was a magical, fairy-tale read – Diane Setterfield’s storytelling is powerful and allows you to suspend disbelief. Set in the nineteenth century on the upper Thames it starts at the winter solstice, and whilst the regulars at The Swan are entertaining themselves by telling stories the door bursts open and in […]
We are on You Tube! – view our ‘Welcome to KGH Library’ video
Welcome to all our new KGH staff members. Please call in to the Library (with your ID badge) to join the KGH Library. For a short introduction to what the KGH Library Service offers please view our You Tube video – ‘Welcome to the KGH Library’ kindly filmed, edited and produced, on our behalf, by […]
DynaMed – induction video
KGH has an ongoing subscription to ‘DynaMed’ to support your clinical practice. Watch these two videos: DynaMed NHS intro and Drug Interaction Checker Sign up for an account here.”
BMJ Best Practice – induction video
YouTube Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyorTazib1A&feature=youtu.be Brightcove (alternative) Link to video: https://bcove.video/30zDjIu
