Six years ago I moved house. I moved from a large house with four bedrooms and a
large study, to a much smaller but charming cottage where my study measures just two
metres by two metres. I sit at my desk and can touch all four walls! A consequence of the
move was that I had to reduce the number of books in my library. Instead of over 6000
books I now have a few hundred. That was painful because I love books, but it also made
me think very carefully about which books I would keep. The books on my bookcase are
those that I value the most and I wanted to share those titles with you – together with
the reasons why I have chosen them.