Inspiring Older Readers
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Brokeback Mountain posted on 16 Dec 2015
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx The other day when I was browsing in a charity shop I came across a US first edition of Annie Proulx’s collection of Wyo
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A Clockwork Orange posted on 13 Dec 2015
A couple of years ago my much put-upon former doctoral supervisor, Mark Rawlinson, gave me a copy ...
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18 Bookshops posted on 12 Dec 2015
I suspect you may not have heard of Anne Scott, some time journalist and BBC Scotland broadcaster, but you might just possibly have heard of her son
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The Maltese Falcon posted on 08 Dec 2015
In truth I’m not much of a fan of detective or crime fiction. What I do read tends to be American...
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Put Out More Flags posted on 02 Dec 2015
I have to put my cards on the table - I really disliked this book and didn't finish it.
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Cults of Unreason posted on 01 Dec 2015
There are some books I return to on a regular basis and which I don’t feel I have to read from cover to cover.
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading posted on 29 Nov 2015
This is a little marvel of a book: in fact, it’s at least four books in one.
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Estates posted on 27 Nov 2015
Estates: An Intimate History by Lynsey Hanley I first read Lynsey Hanley’s memoir / political polemic when it was first published in 2007 ..
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The Worm in the Bud posted on 26 Nov 2015
A guest review by Gill McGillivray. The Worm in the Bud, published in 2004, introduces the reader to D.I. Tom Mariner ....
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Village Christmas and Other Notes On The English Year posted on 22 Nov 2015
I think that Laurie Lee is close to being thought of as that dreadful thing – a national treasure...