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Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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Winding Up the Week #1
The first of a weekly post in which I summarize books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf.
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BOOK REVIEW: Asymmetry
Asymmetry is a story in which nothing and nobody is equal. It is inventive, compelling and altogether unforgettable. We should expect to hear a great deal more of its promising author over the coming months.
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Amazon’s 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Tag
This is a first! Brittany, a fellow book critic over at Perfectly Tolerable, has picked me, along with several others, to take part in her book tag.
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BOOK REVIEW: Walking Wounded
Walking Wounded is a brilliantly crafted, often harrowing, powerfully intense piece of work, which deserves to win awards.
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2017 Reading Year in Review
What a wonderfully diverse and gratifying reading year 2017 turned out to be!
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SHORT FICTION REVIEW: The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere
A heart-warming and original short story.
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Christmas Book Bonanza 2017
Father Christmas left these beauties under my tree. Did you receive any long-coveted titles in your stocking today?
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BOOK REVIEW: The Reservoir Tapes
Set in a rural village in England’s Peak District – an upland area at the southern end of the Pennines – The Reservoir Tapes was first aired on BBC Radio 4 as a specially commissioned short fiction series.
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BOOK REVIEW: Stories: The Collected Short Fiction
There are no weak parts to Helen Garner’s collection – it is simply that some stories are more brilliant than others.
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Festive Fun: Let’s Go to The Book Hop
It’s very nearly Chrimbo, so I thought I would amuse myself by taking part in the Book Blogger Hop.
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THOUGHTS ON: Ru
At 162 pages, Ru is a short but intense potpourri of vignettes – powerful, superbly realized and well worth reading.
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BOOK REVIEW: A Maigret Christmas
A Maigret Christmas is the title story from a newly translated book of short stories in which the burly detective receives an unexpected visit from two ladies on Christmas morning.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Extraordinary Life of A A Milne
While The Extraordinary Life of A A Milne will undoubtedly delight fans, it should also appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in the author and his famous teddy bear.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Unrivalled Transcendence of Willem J. Gyle
Writer, James Dixon, has created an offbeat protagonist in Willem Gyle.
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BOOK REVIEW: Love
Love is an intelligent, compassionate, if melancholy tale, which demonstrates what can happen if we become too internalised and fail to be mindful of those we love most.
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BOOK REVIEW: Aphra Behn: A Secret Life
Behn is celebrated for being one of the first English women to earn a living from her pen. She courageously shattered many cultural conventions of her day, while in some ways remaining in step with her times.
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BOOK REVIEW: In Search of Nice Americans
The result of Geoff’s 2016 sabbatical is the light-hearted In Search of Nice Americans, subtitled, Off the Grid, On the Road and State to State in Trump’s America, a disorderly but entertaining drive across the USA.
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BOOK REVIEW: Hortense and the Shadow
A delightful Christmas gift for a young person with a lively imagination.
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BOOK REVIEW: In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is remembered above all for creating a monster – the grotesque but perceptive creature from her 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.