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The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle
It took a long time for Roddy Doyle to be accepted in his own country as a ‘serious’ writer. His first novel, The Commitments, which was later made into a successful film, was initially self-publi… more »
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The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle
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marygm wrote 3 days ago: It took a long time for Roddy Doyle to be accepted in his own country as a ‘serious’ writer. His … more »
FRANCE WEEK: L'Etranger/ The Stranger (1942) by Albert Camus
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marygm wrote 1 week ago: I nervously decided to review The Stranger for our French week - nervously because I’m not sure wh … more »
Children's Book Week: When We Were Cubs by the Bookfoxes
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marygm wrote 2 weeks ago: It will be no surprise to anyone that we bookfoxes have all been book lovers from our very earliest … more »
Everything Must Go by Elizabeth Flock
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marygm wrote 1 month ago: I am of two, very divided minds about this book. It is the story of Henry Powell who is blamed for a … more »
Thursday Soapbox: Too Much of a Good Thing?
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marygm wrote 2 months ago: The Thursday Soapbox, this time by Book Fox, Mary, arguing that there are too many books. * Than … more »
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
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marygm wrote 2 months ago: It is impossible to read Suite Française without being strongly influenced by the context in which … more »
The Known World by Edward P Jones
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marygm wrote 2 months ago: The Known World opens in the years before the American Civil War with the death of Henry Townsend, … more »
Sylvanus Now by Donna Morrissey
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marygm wrote 3 months ago: As part of our ‘Wilderness Week‘ series: Sylvanus Now is a fisherman, living in Newfo … more »
The Last Bear by Mandy Haggith
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marygm wrote 3 months ago: Part of Scottish Literature Week The Last Bear, Mandy Haggith’s debut novel, is set 1000 years … more »
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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marygm wrote 3 months ago: The Time Traveler’s Wife is the debut novel of Audrey Niffenegger published in 2004 which went o … more »
Six Degrees by Mark Lynas AND Heat: How we can stop the planet from burning by George Monbiot
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marygm wrote 3 months ago: I’ve just finished reading these two complementary books which, although they have the same basic … more »
One Soldier’s War in Chechnya by Arkady Babchenko
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marygm wrote 6 months ago: This book is not an easy read. In it, Arkady Babchenko recounts his periods of service as a Russian … more »
Living the Good Life by Linda Cockburn
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marygm wrote 8 months ago: Living the Good Life is the record of six months spent by an Australian family; Linda Cockburn, her … more »
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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marygm wrote 8 months ago: The Remains of the Day is one of my favourite novels. I loved everything about it; the characters, t … more »
Death Is My Trade/ La Mort est mon métier (1954) by Robert Merle
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marygm wrote 9 months ago: Maybe it’s a little bit of a cheat to review a book that is, as far as I can tell, no longer i … more »
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