Inspiring Older Readers
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Pretty Tales For Tired People posted on 17 Feb 2018
I suspect that those people who know the name Martha Gellhorn do so for of one of two reasons...
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Patrimony posted on 16 Feb 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads an often overlooked book by Philip Roth.
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Smile posted on 15 Feb 2018
This is a great title because just picking up a book by Roddy Doyle always brings a smile to my face ...
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The Nose posted on 14 Feb 2018
I recently wrote a piece for the Letterpress Project in which I bemoaned the fact that ....
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Mothering Sunday posted on 09 Feb 2018
God knows, I’ve tried to like Graham Swift’s work, I really have.
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Stars and Bars posted on 06 Feb 2018
Originally published in 1984, William Boyd’s third novel is a strange hybrid.
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Everyman posted on 03 Feb 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds a gem in Philip Roth's often much maligned later oeuvre
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner posted on 02 Feb 2018
There’s no denying that this is an odd little book and I might not really have noticed it were it not for the fact that, like me, the author...
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Rookie on Love posted on 31 Jan 2018
This unusual anthology is part of a publishing project that has the admirable premise of creating a range of reading...
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Saturday posted on 28 Jan 2018
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes a second look at Ian McEwan's 'Saturday' and decides his original judgements may need revision