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Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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BOOK REVIEW: Starling Days
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’s novel is a grim story of loneliness, isolation and unhappiness, played out between London and New York.
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Winding Up the Week #84
This week we look at books read and reviewed, anticipate Witch Week, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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THOUGHTS ON: The Abbess of Crewe
A razor sharp, wickedly humorous and surreal satire of a real life political scandal – reimagined within the claustrophobic walls of an English convent.
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Winding Up the Week #83
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a podcast and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOKS AND BOATS: A Passage to Honfleur (Part One)
Over the course of two posts, I will share with you some of the highlights of a recent trip, with a special emphasis on all things literary. The first part of my journey took me over the Irish Sea to Dublin.
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Winding Up the Week #82
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, stay updated on the Tove Trove project, pause for a podcast and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #81
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a podcast and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Birthday Book Bonanza
I have decided to share my bookish birthday pressies!
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TOVE TROVE: Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson
My first Janssonian contribution to the Tove Trove Library is the fourth book in the Moomin series, first published in 1954.
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Winding Up the Week #80
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a podcast and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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TOVE TROVE: Reading the Books of Tove Jansson
My latest literary project entails reading books written by or about Tove Jansson – creator of the Moomins.
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Winding Up the Week #79
Slightly shorter this week but nevertheless you can still discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and peruse fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #78
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: A Nail, A Rose
Brought back into print by Pushkin Press, Madeleine Bourdouxhe’s 1944 short story collection highlights the lives of conflicted female characters in beautiful prose.
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Winding Up the Week #77
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Women in Translation Month, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Reasons to be Cheerful
My third choice for 20 Books of Summer is Nina Stibbe’s new novel following the latest instalment in the life of Lizzie Vogel.
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Winding Up the Week #76
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Robertson Davies Reading Week, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #75
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019: The Winners
Ailbhe Darcy is the overall winner of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award.
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Winding Up the Week #74
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
