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• Across the Universe (2011) A Sci-Fi Thriller

  

  Across the Universe is the first Sci-Fi thriller I’ve ever read. It’s also a YA novel and the first in a trilogy. Luckily it’s not the type of series beginning... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anthony Trollope: The Warden (1855)

  

  Memory is a funny thing. For years I have been haunted by a sensual impression of a place. I remember being in England and walking along a row of houses. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kate Rhodes: Crossbones Yard (2012)

  

  When I reviewed Nicci French’s third Frieda Klein novel two weeks ago, Alex (Thinking in Fragments) mentioned Kate Rhodes’ Alice Quentin series as being... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong August 29 2014: Undertones of War by Edmund Blunden

  

  Edmund Blunden’s Undertones of War is one of the most famous WWI memoirs. Blunden was a poet who enlisted at the age of twenty and took part in the battles at... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Helen Dunmore: The Lie (2014) Literature and War Readalong July 2014

  

  The Lie is not the first WWI novel Helen Dunmore has written. Nor is it her first book about war. While you certainly don’t have to read Zennor in Darkness, or... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nicci French: Waiting for Wednesday (2013)

  

  If you follow this blog you know I’m a fan of crime writing duo Nicci French. Having read the first two in the Frieda Klein series and spotting number four on... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Very Inspiring Blogger Award

  

  What a surprise. I’ve been nominated twice for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thank you so much Litlove and Heavenali. I’m grateful and flattered. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Donal Ryan: The Spinning Heart (2012)

  

  Irish writer Donal Ryan’s first book  The Spinning Heart is less a novel than a chorus. A chorus of 21 voices telling, stating, deploring, accusing and... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Harriet Lane: Her (2014)

  

  Last year I read Harriet Lane’s Alys, Always and loved it so much that I had to try her new novel Her as soon as it came out. Amanda Craig calls it “Thriller... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Federico García Lorca: The House of Bernarda Alba – La Casa De Bernarda Alba...

  

  I’ve read many French and German plays, some British, American, and Russian ones, but only one or two of Spanish origin. Richard and Stu‘s Spanish Literature... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Eugenio Fuentes: The Depths of the Forest – El Interior Del Bosque (1999)

  

  In a guardian article on best crime fiction in English translation Ann Cleeves mentioned Eugenio Fuentes’ novel The Depths of the Forest - El interior del... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong July 28 2014: The Lie by Helen Dunmore

  

  Helen Dunmore has written several times about WWI. Back in 2012 we’ve read her earlier novel Zennor in Darkness, a book that made it on my Best of List that... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gabriel Chevallier: La Peur – Fear (1930) Literature and War Readalong June 2014

  

  Most of the books we read for the Literature and War Readalong are historical novels, written by people who do not have any experience of war. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mary Hocking: The Very Dead of Winter (1993)

  

  I’m so glad I came upon Heavenali’s Mary Hocking Month and discovered the brittle beauty of the novel The Very Dead of Winter and its cast of eccentric... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Michael Cunningham: The Snow Queen (2014)

  

  Michael Cunningham’s luminous, compassionate new novel begins with a vision. It’s November 2004. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Angela Carter Week June 2014 – Wrap-up

  

  This was such an exciting week. When Delia and I decided to host an Angela Carter Week we couldn’t foresee such a great success. So many fascinating posts and... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Angela Carter: American Ghosts and Old World Wonders (1993)

  

  I’m sure we all read because we like a good story but aren’t we equally keen on writing which ignites our imagination? Writing that connects us with our... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Angela Carter: The Magic Toyshop (1967)

  

  I’m often tempted to skip the summary when reviewing a book, because, most of the time, the story as such doesn’t tell you a lot about a book. This is especiall... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Welcome to Angela Carter Week

  

  Today marks the beginning of Angela Carter Week. We have over twenty people who would like to participate. I saw quite a few intro posts, links and... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Some Plans: Spanish Literature – Japanese Literature and Mary Hocking

  

  I’m not good at sticking to plans and projects these days. Especially not when I add reading lists to my intro posts. That jinxes it every time. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE