Inspiring Older Readers
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More Books, Shrewsbury Market Hall posted on 05 Feb 2016
I find so many market halls depressing places full of cheap socks and underpants, fruit and veg. and just the hint of desperation.
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Used and Rare: Travels In The Book World posted on 03 Feb 2016
I approached this book with the same mixture of fascination and trepidation I imagine a moth would have.......
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Candle Lane Books, Shrewsbury posted on 02 Feb 2016
Situated in a characterful, historic building very close to the Old Market Hall, Candle Lane Books is a double-fronted very tradition book shop.
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Second Chapter Books, Shrewsbury posted on 31 Jan 2016
Second Chapter Books is located on the lower ground floor of the the St. Mary's Parade Shopping Centre...
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One Good Turn : A Jolly Murder Mystery posted on 30 Jan 2016
I consume an awful lot of detective fiction. I say ' consume' because most of it is pretty easy escapist reading...
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Whistle while you read posted on 29 Jan 2016
Whistle while you read I’m a late developer in lots of areas of intellectual life.
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The Rose Garden posted on 29 Jan 2016
I bought this book of short stories last summer in Charlotte, USA, where the works of Maeve Brennan seem to be considerably more popular
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Mothers 1968 – 1971 : the home of good sounds posted on 27 Jan 2016
I’m fully prepared to accept that this one is a bit niche but sometimes nostalgia just gets the better of good judgement
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Albion Books, Leominster posted on 27 Jan 2016
On their website, Albion Books claim that they are the biggest second-hand bookshop in Leominster and it's true.
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On The Beach posted on 25 Jan 2016
Somehow I’ve grown up thinking of Nevil Shute as a plodding second division author.