Inspiring Older Readers
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A High Wind In Jamaica posted on 02 Mar 2020
This is a book I’ve been aware of for what seems like the whole of my reading life but it’s constantly crept under my radar
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Quartet in Autumn posted on 28 Feb 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds an unexpected 'seam of treasure' waiting for him in Barbara Pym's understated lower-middle class world
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Memoirs of a Book Snake posted on 25 Feb 2020
In the world of second hand, collectable and rare books, the figure of the book scout has an almost legendary place in its mythology
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Rereading Brideshead Revisited posted on 19 Feb 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn returns to the book he thinks of as Evelyn Waugh's greatest triumph, 'Brideshead Revisited'
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Shakespeare and Company: A history of the rag & bone shop of the heart posted on 17 Feb 2020
There are very few bookshops that become famous in their own right for being legendary institutions...
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The Street posted on 13 Feb 2020
Ann Petry (real name Ann Lane) wasn’t an author I’d ever heard of until I read Tayari Jones’ reflections on her
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The Great Fire posted on 10 Feb 2020
It’s a bit of a cliché to call an author ‘a writers writer’ but in the case of Australian novelist, Shirley Hazzard, it’s a phrase I think is fully
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Breakfast with Lucian: A Portrait of the Artist posted on 07 Feb 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds himself both fascinated and a little repelled by an intimate glimpse into the life of Lucian Freud.
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The Graduate posted on 03 Feb 2020
Benjamin Braddock is 21, he’s a brilliant student, he’s just graduated and he finds himself unable to come to terms with the seeming hollowness ...
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The Truth about Murder posted on 31 Jan 2020
It is always a treat to find a captivating crime novel to devour over a couple of lazy days.