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Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Expertise with agricultural implements
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I really wanted to like Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy series, which many friends have raved about. A brief survey identified Mor...
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Water, shelter, clothes and olive oil: the primitive necessities of life
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Lionel Shriver's The Mandibles: a family, 2029-2047 mostly takes place in the near future of 2029, when the collapse of the US economy...
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...
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