Book Review
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BOOK REVIEW: LORNA DOONE
Lorna Doone is an incredibly original, exciting and touchingly witty romance. I found the story unexpectedly fresh since it hasn’t been done to death in school curriculums and on the screen. It holds all the charm of a knight-in-shining armour… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: ROBINSON CRUSOE
It has probably taken me about ten years to read Robinson Crusoe. There has always been an old copy (it belonged to my great-grandfather) sitting among the books at my grandparents place. On our family’s bi-annual trips to the Eyre… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: WATERSHIP DOWN
I wasn’t particularly drawn to rabbits before reading Watership Down, but having done so, I think them the most noble, mischievous and intelligent of animals. I’d like to think I’m endowed with a certain amount of luck whenever one skitters… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW #5
The first phrase in this ruddy account of the Plague in 17th century England runs thus: A parcel of patterns brought the Plague to Eyam. Published in the 1980s, A Parcel of Patterns is the sort of historical fiction I… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW #4
Willa Cather’s writing is pertinent – I remember reading O Pioneers! for the first time. I will never forget it. Set on the American frontier, it follows the lives of the pioneer women who worked the land and watched the… Continue reading
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