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The Adventures of Misses Pettigrew and Hargreaves
on Nov 4, 2009 in baker frank bookshops watson winifred So how did my two travelling companions fare on their recent trip to London – more to the point what kind of company were they for the solo business traveller? Let’s start with a character analysis of Miss Pettigrew. A fun-loving kind...
TSS: Novellas for November
on Nov 1, 2009 in Pushkin Press grossi pietro rankin ian sunday salon thompson alice walters minette When Bibliofreak launched her latest challenge, I’m sure she was unaware of Lizzy’s love of alliteration. Short story September is now a permanent fixture in my reading calendar. Novella November is likely to become as irresistible. I...
on Oct 28, 2009 in rees matt Politics can be incomprehensible and situations in some parts of the world more so than most. For example – the conflicts in the Middle East. Matt Rees spent ten years covering the complexities in this part of the world only to walk away as a d...
TSS: Travelling Companions
on Oct 25, 2009 in Uncategorized sunday salon A quick post today as I’m preparing for a week long business trip. In true bibliophile style the only thing ready is my destination-compatible reading list! I’m heading for …. With the aid of that and the other truly amazing resou...
The Allure of Chanel – Paul Morand
on Oct 21, 2009 in Pushkin Press morand paul Quite possibly the most – er – alluring of titles published in 2008, this dinky little number from Pushkin Press has been calling to me from the shelves ever since the author was mentioned by name in Gilbert Adair’s The Death of t...
TSS: Colourful stories – Part One
on Oct 18, 2009 in chekhov anton de balzac honoré short stories Looking at my collection of unread and ignored volumes the other week made me feel guilty. All that talent going to waste. So I decided to meet the colour reading challenge head-on by taking an afternoon to digest some short stories (or novellas...
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