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Review of ‘Girl A’ by Abigail Dean

26/01/2021 nsford 7 Comments

This is a disturbing novel about a girl who survived terrible abuse in a ‘house of ‘horrors’ and as an…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Abigail Dean, books, fiction, reviews

On this day: Margaret begins her prison sentence

24/01/2021 nsford 2 Comments

24th January 1849. Margaret Cullinane, aged 30, was admitted to jail in Cork, Ireland, for stealing potatoes. Her sentence was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources, writing

Why I re-read books

23/01/2021 nsford 26 Comments

There are millions of books out there which I haven’t read. Lately I’ve been re-reading more than usual, with the…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

TV review: ‘Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe’ (2021)

21/01/2021 nsford 8 Comments

I really enjoyed this show. Funny, amazing and also informative, the three-part BBC documentary is about comedian Sara Pascoe trying…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: comedy, reviews, Sara Pascoe, TV

Review of ‘Mockingbird’ by Walter Tevis

19/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

If you mix Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and Children of Men, add a dash of Blade Runner and a sprinkling of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Walter Tevis

Review of ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape’ by Cal Flyn

17/01/2021 nsford 5 Comments

This extraordinary book is compelling, lyrical, sad and yet hopeful. If you love descriptions of how plant and animal life…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Cal Flyn, non-fiction, reviews

A guide to the world of vegan snacks

15/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

If you eat snacks and you’re vegan, or trying out ‘Veganuary’, or wanting to provide a vegan friend with snacks……

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Posted in: Random

Review of ‘The Speed of the Dark’ by Alex Shearer

13/01/2021 nsford 4 Comments

This intriguing and haunting novel deserves to be better known. I’ve now read it four times and still consider it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Alex Shearer, books, reviews, YA fiction

Who will you invite to your fictional party?

11/01/2021 nsford 20 Comments

I’m having a party! Not a real one, obviously. Fictional characters only. The venue is Doctor Who’s TARDIS (it’s bigger…

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Posted in: Film & TV, Random, Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fiction, films, random, reading, TV, YA fiction

Film of the book: ‘2010: The Year We Make Contact’ (1984)

09/01/2021 nsford 6 Comments

Arthur C Clarke’s sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey was published in 1982. The film of the book was written,…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Arthur C Clarke, books, fiction, films, reviews

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