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Review of ‘Ozma of Oz’ by L Frank Baum

01/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

The third book in the delightful and ever so slightly sinister Oz series, following The Wonderful Wizard and The Marvelous…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, L Frank Baum, reviews

Review of ‘Beyond the Wand’ by Tom Felton

27/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A fantastic autobiography from actor Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy. This is a very entertaining book! Not only is it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, films, J K Rowling, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, Tom Felton

Review of ‘Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts’ by Rosalind Northcote

23/02/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A very surprising and impressive book all about the English county of Devon. This was my second random pick from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, reviews, Rosalind Northcote, travel

Review of ‘Haven’ by Ceril N Domace

21/02/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Set in a future version of our world, the fae – dragons, shades, vampires, harpies, etc – and humans were…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Ceril N Domace, fantasy, reviews

Review of ‘Swing Time’ by Zadie Smith

18/02/2023 nsford 3 Comments

A complex, thought-provoking novel which kept me reading on, despite being nearly 500 pages and tending towards giant paragraphs! The…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Zadie Smith

Review of ‘Paper World: Human Body’ illustrated by Gail Armstrong

16/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

All children – and many grown-ups! – are fascinated by the workings of the human body. This marvellous large-format book…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's non-fiction, Gail Armstrong, reviews

Review of ‘With Bare Feet and Sandy Toes: Growing Up in Australia in the 1960s and 70s’ by Catherine Berry

11/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

I enjoyed this well-written, easy to read memoir, which is the author’s third. I certainly want to check out her…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Catherine Berry, memoir, reviews

Film of the book: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (1959)

09/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

This iconic Disney classic is based on Charles Perrault’s story (itself based on earlier sources and which was followed by…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Charles Perrault, children's fiction, Disney, fantasy, films, reviews

Review of ‘Adventures in Modern Recording’ by Trevor Horn

04/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

An entertaining music memoir from one of the most famous producers, Trevor Horn. He tells us about his career, from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews, technology, Trevor Horn

Review of ‘A Kiss Before Dying’ by Ira Levin

02/02/2023 nsford 4 Comments

Ira Levin was only twenty-three when his debut novel was published. A Kiss Before Dying is a crime thriller set…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, crime fiction, Ira Levin, reviews, thrillers

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