Inspiring Older Readers
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Communing with radical spirits posted on 01 May 2017
In the two or three days after Easter I was lucky enough to spend time in Bournemouth when spring was springing...
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An Interview With Annie Murray/Abi Oliver posted on 30 Apr 2017
An Interview With Annie Murray/Abi Oliver
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Under Siege: Literary Life in London 1939-45 posted on 30 Apr 2017
When this book appeared in 1977 it was pretty much the first dedicated analysis of what it was like trying to be a professional writer...
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An Interview With Mywanwy Fox posted on 25 Apr 2017
An Interview With Myfanwy Fox
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Books Afloat, Weymouth, Dorset posted on 25 Apr 2017
Although it’s only a literal stone’s throw from the railway station, because it’s not located in the town centre it would be quite easy to miss the shop
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The Dancer and the Drum posted on 25 Apr 2017
The first thing to say is that this is a book that is a lovely thing to read because it is printed on a sumptuous creamy paper...
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House of the Rising Sun posted on 23 Apr 2017
Elsewhere on this site I have written about my love of James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux sequence of novels ...
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Dockers: The ’95 To ’98 Liverpool Lockout posted on 22 Apr 2017
In September 1995 Liverpool dockers working for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) refused to cross an official picket line
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A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival posted on 21 Apr 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, finds the story of the brave women of the French Resistance both heart-rending and rewarding
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Thin Air posted on 17 Apr 2017
What’s the best way to spend a rather cold, dismal Easter day when the shops are closed and there’s no real incentive to set foot out of doors