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Wednesday, 29 May 2019
For the librarians
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How could I not enjoy Geraldine Brooks's People of the Book , when her dedication states " for the librarians "? The story is...
Sunday, 19 May 2019
Valencia holiday preparation
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Flor de Mayo (Mayflower) is the story of a family living in the late 19th century Valencian fishing community. It begins when Tona is wido...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
It's not about Mormonism
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" This story is not about Mormonism, " states Tara Westover in the Introduction to her memoir, Educated . As such, you won't ...
Friday, 10 May 2019
Daphne du Maurier's Brexit vision
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Emma awakes one morning to the sound of aircraft overhead, an American warship at anchor in the bay, and US Marines making their way throug...
Friday, 26 April 2019
A toxic relationship
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In Deep Water Patricia Highsmith has created a truly toxic relationship. Vic Van Allen's courtship of his wife Melinda was " lik...
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
A very satisfying ending
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By the end of Chapter Two of The Devotion of Suspect X , author Keigo Higashino has put the reader in the shoes of TV's Detective Colu...
Saturday, 6 April 2019
An elegant death
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When we first meet Leonora Eyre, she speaks with " mock humility, " which tells you, in two words, what a self-centred creature t...
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