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Review of ‘The Twist of a Knife’ by Anthony Horowitz

11/08/2022 nsford Leave a comment

The fourth novel in this unusual crime thriller series featuring rogue detective Hawthorne and the author himself. After feeling ambivalent…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anthony Horowitz, books, crime fiction, reviews

Film of the book: ‘Persuasion’ (2022)

09/08/2022 nsford 11 Comments

There was only one good thing about this film. The lovely black and white bunny which you see Anne holding…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, classics, films, Jane Austen, reviews

Review of ‘Utopia’ by Heidi Sopinka

07/08/2022 nsford 2 Comments

What if Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca had been set in the 1970s Californian artist community? It might be a little…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, fiction, Heidi Sopinka, reviews

Review of ‘Calypso’ by David Sedaris

05/08/2022 nsford Leave a comment

A weird and wonderful collection of autobiographical essays. I had been meaning to read something by David Sedaris for a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Sedaris, memoir, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Enbury Heath’ by Stella Gibbons

03/08/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Published only 3 years after her debut, Cold Comfort Farm, this is a thinly-veiled autobiographical novel which is set in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Stella Gibbons

Should fictional characters be ‘likeable’?

01/08/2022 nsford 15 Comments

It’s a common complaint in book reviews that the characters in a book are unlikeable. My question is, do we…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: fiction, reading

Review of ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’ by Nikky Smedley

31/07/2022 nsford 2 Comments

A marvellous memoir from Laa-Laa the Teletubby, aka Nikky Smedley, who is a dancer, choreographer, producer and teacher. One of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, Nikky Smedley, non-fiction, reviews, TV

Review of ‘Downton Shabby’ by Hopwood DePree

29/07/2022 nsford 5 Comments

Imagine that you are researching your family history and discover an ancient English mansion which belonged to your ancestors… but…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Hopwood DePree, memoir, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Temple House Vanishing’ by Rachel Donohue

27/07/2022 nsford 4 Comments

A mysterious, atmospheric debut novel. I found this a very compelling book with a Picnic at Hanging Rock vibe, a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Rachel Donohue, reviews

Review of ‘Waiting for Saturday’ by Catherine Morrison

25/07/2022 nsford Leave a comment

This short contemporary novel brings our attention to the signs of domestic abuse and coercive control by a partner. It’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Catherine Morrison, fiction, reviews

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