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Thursday, 26 March 2020
Is this the future of child birth?
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Anne Charnock's Dreams Before the Start of Time is a story that speculates on the future of child birth. It uses as its basis the cur...
Thursday, 19 March 2020
To avenge her father's blood
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Many will know the story of True Grit having seen one of the two screen versions. Charles Portis's book is nonetheless well worth the...
Saturday, 14 March 2020
For fans of John le Carré
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At the end of The Night Manager , John le Carré discusses plot and character differences that were used in the 2015 TV adaptation of his bo...
Monday, 24 February 2020
How do you define working class?
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"How can you call yourself working class when you live on the French Riviera?" Good question, and one I've been asked several...
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Those who leave home, and those who don't
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An American Marriage is an odd title for this book by Tayari Jones. True, it's set in America and it follows what happens to a married...
Thursday, 13 February 2020
A mysterious distribution of chapatis
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I had high expectations for The Siege of Krishnapur , perhaps too high. JG Farrell's book is a fictionalised account of the 1857 Indian...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
It was grim oop North
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If you want a cosy story that takes you out of your day-to-day existence, Pat Barker's Union Street is definitely not for you. It cont...
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