Inspiring Older Readers
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The Peregrine posted on 01 May 2024
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads J.A. Baker's enigmatic classic which is now championed by a new generation of naturalists and environmentalists.
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Leave it to Psmith posted on 28 Apr 2024
The creation of Rupert Psmith is often hailed as the first fully-formed embodiment of the true spirit of the mature Wodehouseian character ...
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The Long Goodbye posted on 24 Apr 2024
Published in 1953, The Long Goodbye comes along as the sixth novel featuring the hard-boiled private dick with a heart, Philip Marlowe
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Living posted on 17 Apr 2024
I’m fascinated by the way in which some authors become famous and feted while others, just as skilful and just as compelling,...
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A Bookshop of One’s Own posted on 14 Apr 2024
The idea of a bookshop dedicated to stocking the work of female writers – fiction and non-fiction with a focus on emerging feminist theory....
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The Shadow of the Wind posted on 10 Apr 2024
Originally written in Spanish and published in 2001, this world-wide blockbuster was translated into English in 2004
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Cherry-Blossoms: Japanese Haiku (series III) posted on 08 Apr 2024
I read much less poetry than I used to.
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The Wild Party posted on 04 Apr 2024
Joseph Moncure March (1899 – 1977) was born in New York and after the First World War he started his career in magazines.
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Map of Another Town posted on 02 Apr 2024
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads MFK Fisher's recollection of a beautiful place in a desperate time, written with courage and dignity and stoicism
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The Adventuress posted on 27 Mar 2024
Back in 1917 when this book was first published, U.S. author, Arthur B. Reeve was astonishingly popular.