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Review of ‘Excellent Women’ by Barbara Pym

10/04/2023 nsford 2 Comments

Excellent Women was not an excellent read for me. Although I enjoyed some aspects of it, many others were rather…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Barbara Pym, books, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Lucky Jack’ by S Bavey

04/04/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A brilliant read about a man who had an extremely interesting, colourful and lucky life – Jack Rogers, the author’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘The Princess Bride’ by William Goldman

02/04/2023 nsford 5 Comments

I really wanted to love this book. It has been on my to-read list for a long time, although I’d…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, William Goldman

Review of ‘Dragonfly: A Memoir’ by Marie Maxham

29/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

An inspirational journey of transition, via trapeze, circus camp, software development, dancing, lots of friends, oh and the little black…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Marie Maxham, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘A Tomb With a View’ by Peter Ross

27/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A surprising, respectful and literary exploration of graveyards and tombs, covering locations in England, Ireland, Scotland and France. It’s a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, Peter Ross, reviews

Review of ‘Snakes and Ladders’ by Morton R Leader

25/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

I do enjoy a genre-bending book! I loved how Snakes and Ladders began as a crime thriller, then it morphed…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, horror, Morton R Leader, reviews, science fiction, thrillers

Review of ‘Two Little Pilgrims’ Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett

21/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This 1895 children’s book by the author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy is quite…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett, reviews

Review of ‘The General’ by Michael Foreman and Janet Charters

17/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

First published in 1961, Michael Foreman’s first picture book is more relevant than ever. It’s a plea for peace, produced…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Janet Charters, Michael Foreman, picture books, reviews

Review of ‘Listening to the Music the Machines Make’ by Richard Evans

15/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

With a foreword by Vince Clarke and a focus on source material such as the music press and the charts,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, music, non-fiction, reviews, Richard Evans

Review of ‘The Neverending Story’ by Michael Ende

13/03/2023 nsford 11 Comments

An intelligent, epic fantasy novel for children but possibly best appreciated by adults. I think much of it is symbolic…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, Michael Ende, reviews, translations

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