Inspiring Older Readers
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading posted on 29 Nov 2015
This is a little marvel of a book: in fact, it’s at least four books in one.
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Estates posted on 27 Nov 2015
Estates: An Intimate History by Lynsey Hanley I first read Lynsey Hanley’s memoir / political polemic when it was first published in 2007 ..
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The Worm in the Bud posted on 26 Nov 2015
A guest review by Gill McGillivray. The Worm in the Bud, published in 2004, introduces the reader to D.I. Tom Mariner ....
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Village Christmas and Other Notes On The English Year posted on 22 Nov 2015
I think that Laurie Lee is close to being thought of as that dreadful thing – a national treasure...
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Public Library and Other Stories posted on 15 Nov 2015
I was genuinely thrilled to see that there would be a new collection of Ali Smith short stories ,,,,
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Once in a House on Fire posted on 11 Nov 2015
Guest post by Yushra Fatima. I first saw this book in my brother’s room after he had to read it for his assignment a few years ago. ...
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I Am Legend posted on 09 Nov 2015
Richard Matheson’s sci-fi / horror hybrid has become something of a classic and is cited by many authors – Stephen King included....
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Mr Norris Changes Trains posted on 08 Nov 2015
Published in 1935, Mr Norris Changes Trains, is the first part of what would become the Berlin Stories
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The Pearl posted on 31 Oct 2015
Steinbeck’s novella reworks and fleshes-out a Mexican folk tale about what happens when a poor fisherman and his family find....
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Slade House posted on 30 Oct 2015
When I started reading Mitchell’s latest, shortish, novel I thought I was going to get an entertaining, tongue-in-cheek chiller....