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Tuesday, 27 September 2022
The Yachtsman's Ale
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A little ditty I wrote to mark the return of the Monaco Yacht Show tomorrow. It's inspired by AA Milne's The King's Breakfast. ...
Monday, 26 September 2022
Vimto, Gonks, and Wayfinders. I remember them
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I opened Mean Time , Carol Ann Duffy's 1993 collection of poetry, and poured myself a glass of wine. My cheeks started to glow, my hea...
Friday, 23 September 2022
Definitely, absolutely and without a doubt, 'my sort of book'
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Some of the books I read for Book Club are really not my sort of thing . I like to think I read them with good grace, and I really do try t...
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Massive prawns in Monaco?
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It was Friday morning and I was texting an old friend in the UK I hadn't seen in ages. "How's the expat life, Cabbie?" ...
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
A historic record of xenophobia
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I was drawn to Heart of Darkness by the praise of a few academic fans. The book often appears in the English literary canon and I can see ...
Thursday, 8 September 2022
A book that starts with the ending
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It's not often I read a book that starts at the end, tells the story, and then ends at the beginning, but this is exactly what VS Naipa...
Monday, 5 September 2022
The Prince and the Painter
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I nearly missed this year's summer exhibition in Salle Antoine 1er, and you will too if you don't hurry. Le prince et le peintre - ...
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