Inspiring Older Readers
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Monsignor Quixote posted on 03 Aug 2019
I think it’s true to say that there is a general impression that by the 1980s when Greene had reached his late 70s, he was somewhat coasting as a writer
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The Romance of the Book posted on 01 Aug 2019
Published in 1996 by the US-based Birch Brook Press, The Romance of the Book is a selection of excerpts from essays, novels, autobiography and even travel
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Rereading Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach posted on 28 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reconsiders his first impressions of McEwan's novella
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Naomi’s Room posted on 27 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Yushra Fatima reads a supernatural mystery that's not for the faint-hearted.
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Wide Sargasso Sea posted on 25 Jul 2019
Wide Sargasso Sea is literally a breath-taking novel. The cloying, steamy, heavy atmosphere of the book forces you to gasp uncomfortably
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The Drowned World posted on 23 Jul 2019
In the absence of a more obvious or truly representative genre to pop them in, Ballard’s novels often get described as science fiction.
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Tressell: The Real Story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists posted on 20 Jul 2019
There’s something almost legendary about Robert Tressell’s only book, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
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Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship posted on 17 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn considers the pleasures and pitfalls of literary memoir with a specific focus on Alan Taylor's portrait of Muriel Spark
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Call It Sleep posted on 15 Jul 2019
The history of this book is remarkable in itself: first published in 1934 and despite decent reviews it sold very poorly ...
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Misery posted on 12 Jul 2019
I don’t think anyone picks up a Stephen King novel when they’re looking for a cosy read ....