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Category Archives: Book Reviews

Still Reading, Not Writing!

June 6, 2018

It’s hard to believe that 17 months have passed since I last wrote a blog. What happened? I suppose I …

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Baileys Prize Shortlist – Mini Reviews

June 7, 2016

This year I’ve managed to read five out of the six shortlisted books for the Baileys Prize, the winner of …

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8 Mini Book Reviews: My Reading List 2016

February 29, 2016

Thanks to February kindly having an extra day in this Leap Year, I’m just able to reach my target of …

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Book Review: Sugar and Snails by Anne Goodwin

July 27, 2015

 ‘Sugar and Snails’ by Anne Goodwin (July 2015: Inspired Quill) Reviewing a book which cradles a storyline secret in the …

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Review of Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’

June 29, 2015

Kate Atkinson’s latest novel is a masterful social history of England from between the wars to the present day with …

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Here Are Some I Read Earlier – My Favourite Books of 2014

December 3, 2014

It’s December, so time for the 2014 lists to appear. My heading is misleading as the novels listed below were …

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Getting the Voice Right – The Child’s Point of View

November 9, 2014

I’ve just completed “The Way I Found Her” by the English author Rose Tremain, and was struck by the author’s …

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The Book by my Bedside

May 14, 2013

No-one can deny it. E-books have changed the world of publishing and have also made it possible for anyone, absolutely …

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