Inspiring Older Readers
-
Land’s Edge: a Coastal Memoir posted on 10 Aug 2022
Born in 1960 in Western Australia, Tim Winton is something of a hidden gem of a writer ....
-
For Whom The Bell Tolls posted on 07 Aug 2022
Sometimes a writer’s reputation and public persona can be so huge it overshadows the source of that fame - the books.
-
Much Obliged, Jeeves posted on 03 Aug 2022
Published in 1971 specifically to celebrate the author’s ninetieth birthday, Much Obliged, Jeeves is a perfect example of the extraordinary world of Jeeves
-
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.
-
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.."
-
The Big Man posted on 18 Jul 2022
Scottish novelist William McIlvanney (1936 – 2015) has become something of a cult figure in recent years...
-
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.
-
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.
-
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 ...
-
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