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Review of ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller

22/08/2018 nsford 11 Comments

There has been a lot of buzz about this book (Bloomsbury, 2018). Circe, witch-goddess of Greek myth, is an intriguing…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Madeline Miller, reviews

Who is lurking in the red mist?

18/08/2018 nsford 3 Comments

The year I got my A-level results, I began writing a novel. I was very into dystopias at the time.…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: dystopias, writing

Review of ‘Strangeways: A Prison Officer’s Story’ by Neil Samworth

14/08/2018 nsford 2 Comments

If you want an honest, shocking insight into what it’s like to be a prison officer, look no further than…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, Neil Samworth, non-fiction, reviews, true crime

Review of ‘Weeds: The Story of Outlaw Plants’ by Richard Mabey

11/08/2018 nsford Leave a comment

What are weeds? They’re those annoying spiky things which are impossible to shift from your lawn because they just keep…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, non-fiction, plants, reviews, Richard Mabey

Money, sex, death and… sunshine

09/08/2018 nsford Leave a comment

Some people really dislike Philip Larkin’s poems. Full of such cheery themes as the fear of old age, the destruction…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: books, Philip Larkin, poetry, reading

A long time ago in a library far away: 6 weeks of summer reading magic

02/08/2018 nsford Leave a comment

When I was a teen, the best thing about the summer holidays was that I had so much time for…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, libraries, reading, summer, YA fiction

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