Inspiring Older Readers
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The Passenger posted on 23 Jan 2023
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes on the high emotional and intellectual intensity of Cormac McCarthy's new release
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Hangover Square posted on 19 Jan 2023
It’s 1939 and the world is on the verge of war. Society is about to find itself involved in bloody existential conflict ....
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Dark Matter posted on 16 Jan 2023
Over the Christmas period I was keen to find a top rate ghost story ...
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Three Men in a Boat posted on 12 Jan 2023
Jerome’s 1889 classic, Three Men in a Boat started life as a genuine attempt to write a travel guide tracing a journey from London
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The Horse + Bamboo Poster Book posted on 09 Jan 2023
When I’m out and about scouring the charity and junk shops for books, one of the things I enjoy most is stumbling across a publication
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The Russian Interpreter posted on 05 Jan 2023
The Russian Interpreter, published in 1966, was Frayn’s second novel, following on from his award-winning debut, The Tin Men.
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On Christmas Reading posted on 02 Jan 2023
Guest writer, Alun Severn writes about his Christmas holiday reading list - a list filled with triumphs and tribulations
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Achilles' Father posted on 18 Dec 2022
Achilles' Father by Dan Whisker
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie posted on 14 Dec 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Muriel Spark's classic novel of a woman wedded to the idea of progressive schooling - and Fascism
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The Disenchanted posted on 11 Dec 2022
Budd Schulberg might be a new name to a lot of people but if you’re an aficionado of cinema history you’ll surely know him ...