Inspiring Older Readers
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Country Girl posted on 02 Jun 2019
O’Brien had resolved never to write an autobiography but at the age of 78 she relented ...
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War Doctor posted on 31 May 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, adds 'War Doctor' by David Nott to his now impressive list of reviews featuring 'the new school of surgeon-writers'.
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The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World posted on 29 May 2019
William Egginton sets out his stall in the very first sentences of his introduction...
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Blindness posted on 26 May 2019
I like what Sebastian Faulks wrote about Henry Green in 2005 ...
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Machines Like Me posted on 22 May 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn struggles to develop an emotional engagement with Ian McEwan's latest novel exploring the advent of Artificial Intelligence
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The Swimming Pool Library posted on 20 May 2019
Alan Hollinghurst’s first novel, published in 1988, caused quite a stir on its release because of its bold and graphic descriptions of gay sex ..
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They shoot horses, don’t they? posted on 13 May 2019
McCoy’s 1935 novel isn’t long but manages to capture the degradation and despair of those caught up in the poverty of the Great Depression
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The Order of the Day posted on 09 May 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Vuillard's not altogether successful attempt to understand the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
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The Clothing of Books posted on 07 May 2019
This is another in the series of delightful pocket-sized individual essays that are perfect for a short train journey ...
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Leonard and Virginia Woolf as Publishers : The Hogarth Press 1917-1941 posted on 05 May 2019
The story of the Hogarth Press is, by any measure, pretty remarkable and would probably be unrepeatable in the circumstances of today.