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Review of ‘An Ignorant Witch’ by E M Graham

26/07/2024 nsford Leave a comment

I liked this fast-paced supernatural novel, which is set in the city of St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. The sense of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, E M Graham, fantasy, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Ruth’ by Elizabeth Gaskell

21/07/2024 nsford Leave a comment

If you want a cheerful read, steer clear of Ruth. It’s a social novel on the ‘fallen woman’ theme and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, classics, Elizabeth Gaskell, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’ by Satoshi Yagisawa

12/07/2024 nsford 2 Comments

This is a pleasant, simple read which has the simple yet elegant narration I have often encountered in novels translated…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Satoshi Yagisawa, translations

Book spotlight on ‘The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon’ by Safinah Danish Elahi

02/07/2024 nsford Leave a comment

Currently on a blog tour with TheWriteReads, this novel is set in Pakistan and is by critically-acclaimed author and poet…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, fiction, Safinah Danish Elahi

Review of ‘The Rendezvous and Other Stories’ by Daphne du Maurier

14/06/2024 nsford Leave a comment

You can’t go wrong with a Daphne du Maurier story collection. There will be twists, suspense, mystery, atmosphere… and people…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, reviews, short stories

Review of ‘Western Lane’ by Chetna Maroo

06/06/2024 nsford Leave a comment

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, longlisted for the Women’s Prize, with a string of other accolades, this short novel was…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Chetna Maroo, fiction, reviews, sport

Review of ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen

14/05/2024 nsford 5 Comments

The last of my Jane Austen re-reads, Emma has vied with Pride and Prejudice for my favourite Austen novel. I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, classics, fiction, Jane Austen, reviews

Review of ‘Nightingale Wood’ by Stella Gibbons

03/05/2024 nsford Leave a comment

I’ve had a strange experience with this book. The first time I read it (2012) I thought it was marvellous.…

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

Dinner at a horrible fictional restaurant

17/04/2024 nsford Leave a comment

Now open! A restaurant with a menu of dreadful meals from literature! Please be seated and make your choices: Starters:…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: fiction, reading

Review of ‘The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson’ by Helen Kitson

05/04/2024 nsford Leave a comment

I really wasn’t sure about this book, although I did finish it because I wanted to find out what happened.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Helen Kitson, reviews

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