Inspiring Older Readers
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Under the Net posted on 16 May 2022
This was Iris Murdoch’s first novel published in 1954 and found itself being lumped alongside some unlikely bedfellows.
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Nemesis posted on 13 May 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Philip Roth's final book and decides that it's 'more than merely prescient, it seems steeped in our contemporary reality'
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Midnight Lies posted on 09 May 2022
As a long- time fan of DCI Inspector Tom Mariner, I was delighted to hear from the author that he was to make what will probably be his last appearance
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Birmingham #2 1970s & 80s posted on 05 May 2022
This second instalment of Brian Homer’s Photozine series sees the photographer and designer continue to open his extensive archive of images
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Anna of the Five Towns posted on 02 May 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Arnold Bennett's novel and detects the influence of European realism in his depictions of the Potteries
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Mr Godley’s Phantom posted on 01 May 2022
Mr Godley’s Phantom by Mal Peet There are few writers who better illustrate just how thin the divide is between ‘adult’ and ‘young adult’ fiction
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The Original Bambi: The story of a Life in the Forest posted on 28 Apr 2022
I would imagine that most people believe that Walt Disney’s tear-jerker, Bambi is a creation of the film company when it was released in 1942
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Kepler posted on 25 Apr 2022
Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630) was one of the key thinkers of the 17th century Scientific Revolution and a man with a truly awesome range of interests
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The Doctor Stories posted on 20 Apr 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads The Doctor Stories by Richard Selzer and finds the medical stories a compelling read for those with a strong stomach
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The Snapper posted on 18 Apr 2022
I seem to be reading and reviewing Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in reverse order.