Thunderclap by Laura Cumming
A memoir of art and life and sudden death This is quite a difficult book to classify and I suppose … More Thunderclap by Laura Cumming
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This Other Eden by Paul Harding
First off – the writing in this book is fantastic. Each sentence is concise and descriptive at the same time … More This Other Eden by Paul Harding
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Set post WW1, this is one book in that category of books of women travelling, quite often to Italy, to … More The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
This is the second short story of Keegan’s that I have listened to, the first being Small Things Like These. … More So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Someone once told me that there is a theory that the whole of a story is told in the opening … More Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
What I particularly love about this book is the ties that hold this group of public school boys from Preshute … More In Memoriam by Alice Winn
The New Life by Tom Crewe
If the last book I read, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, opened with one of the best lines … More The New Life by Tom Crewe
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
This is the fourth and final book that I needed to read for the Future Learn course How to Read … More After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
Juliette or, Ghosts return in the spring by Camille Jourdy
Gasp! A graphic novel sitting on the table of new books in the library and one that I might like. … More Juliette or, Ghosts return in the spring by Camille Jourdy
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston
This is the third of four books that I am reading for the FutureLearn course ‘How to read a Novel’ … More Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston