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Review of ‘Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl’ by Matthew Dennison

29/07/2023 nsford 4 Comments

This concise, unbiased biography of Roald Dahl, one of the most popular children’s authors of all time, is a good…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Matthew Dennison, reviews, Roald Dahl, writers

Review of ‘House of Fiction’ by Phyllis Richardson

23/06/2023 nsford Leave a comment

I bought this book from the British Library a couple of years ago and suddenly decided it was about time…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: architecture, books, classics, non-fiction, Phyllis Richardson, reviews, writers

Charity ebook now out – ‘Amazing Offer!’ edited by S D Vassallo and Elle Turpitt

04/07/2022 nsford 2 Comments

I have a short story, ‘The Glowing Beauty’, in a new book published by Brigids Gate Press. This is my…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: books, publishing, short stories, writers, writing

Review of ‘Square Haunting’ by Francesca Wade

28/06/2022 nsford 2 Comments

An unusual group biography of five literary women: the poet H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), novelist Dorothy L Sayers, classicist and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Dorothy L Sayers, Eileen Power, Francesca Wade, H. D., Jane Ellen Harrison, non-fiction, reviews, Virginia Woolf, writers

Review of ‘Ghostland’ by Edward Parnell

27/10/2021 nsford 5 Comments

This is a stunning, haunting memoir blended with nature writing and literary criticism. One of the best elements is the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Edward Parnell, films, horror, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, travel, TV, writers

A visit to the British Library

29/09/2021 nsford 16 Comments

It was a humid, cloudy Saturday in late September and a few years since I was last at the British…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: experiences, libraries, writers

Review of ‘Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde’ by Franny Moyle

12/09/2021 nsford 4 Comments

So much has been written about Oscar Wilde. But what about his wife, Constance? It’s wonderful that she has her…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Constance Wilde, Franny Moyle, non-fiction, Oscar Wilde, reviews, writers

Review of ‘Mr Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense’ by Jenny Uglow

11/10/2020 nsford 4 Comments

Most of us know Edward Lear as the ‘nonsense poet’, writer of such well-loved gems as ‘The Owl and the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Edward Lear, non-fiction, reviews, writers

Review of ‘The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah’

23/09/2020 nsford 10 Comments

The autobiography of poet, musician and activist Benjamin Zephaniah is a brilliant read, written in a straightforward style with short…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Benjamin Zephaniah, books, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, writers

Review of ‘In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein’ by Fiona Sampson

13/06/2020 nsford 10 Comments

This is an unusual biography of Mary Shelley, the author best known for Frankenstein and The Last Man. I really…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Fiona Sampson, Mary Shelley, non-fiction, reviews, writers

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