Inspiring Older Readers
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A Death In The Family ( Part One of My Struggle) posted on 07 Sep 2016
When Knausgaard’s epic project of writing a life story that blurs the boundaries between autobiography and fiction first began to appear ...
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Neverwhere posted on 04 Sep 2016
There are some very special books that will stay with you forever and I think that this will be one of them.
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We posted on 03 Sep 2016
For fans of dystopian literature, Yevgany Zamyatin’s 'We' has a legendary status
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Tramps, Workmates and Revolutionaries posted on 31 Aug 2016
Professor Klaus is a pioneer when it comes to the archaeology of British working class literature
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Black Apples of Gower posted on 25 Aug 2016
A guest post by Alun Severn who reviews Iain Sinclair's 'Black Apples of Gower'
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The War of the Worlds posted on 24 Aug 2016
It’s odd the way that certain stories embed themselves into our cultural consciousness and, as a result, feel like they’ve always been around.
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How Malala Yousafzai Has Inspired Me : On reading 'I Am Malala' posted on 23 Aug 2016
A guest post from the author Chitra Soundar
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Faceless Killers posted on 21 Aug 2016
I am a big fan of detective novels including some that are often described as 'Scandinavian noir '.
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Among The Bohemians: Experiments in living 1900 - 1939 posted on 20 Aug 2016
This must be one of the most disappointing books I’ve read for some time.
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Ragged Banners posted on 18 Aug 2016
This novel was published in 1931 and could only really have been written in the friable atmosphere of those inter-war years.