Inspiring Older Readers
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A General Theory of Oblivion posted on 27 Jul 2022
Born in 1960, Agualusa is an Angolan novelist who uses his fiction to explore his country’s long and troubled colonial relationship with Portugal.
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Vile Bodies posted on 24 Jul 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn concludes that "Waugh gives a wonderful rendition of the brittle, self-regarding verbal mannerisms of the smart set.."
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The Big Man posted on 18 Jul 2022
Scottish novelist William McIlvanney (1936 – 2015) has become something of a cult figure in recent years...
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Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller posted on 14 Jul 2022
This fascinating book is a whole lot more than simply another portrait of a bookshop battling against the odds.
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The Hours posted on 11 Jul 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn is surprised and delighted by Michael Cunningham's reworking of Virginia Woolf's classic, Mrs Dalloway.
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The Darling Buds of May posted on 07 Jul 2022
I suspect that the H.E. Bates book has largely been eclipsed by the popularity of the television programme ...
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Stories of the Night posted on 04 Jul 2022
Stories of the Night edited by Denys Val Baker Anthologies of ghost stories are very common and, as you might suspect, very variable in quality. There are
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Old School posted on 27 Jun 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Tobias Wolff's only novel and believes 'it contains some of Wolff’s most sensuously exact, lushly descriptive writing'
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City of Night posted on 23 Jun 2022
US novelist and essay writer Rechy was born in 1931 and has had to overcome plenty of adverse criticism ...
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The Quality of Hurt posted on 20 Jun 2022
Black American author, Chester Himes (1909 – 1984) is probably best known in this country for his hard-edged Harlem Detective series of books