Monthly Archives: June 2021

Does this book need an index? The Man in the Red Coat Julian Barnes

Posted on 23/06/2021 by lifelonglearner

Julian Barnes plunges his readers into the period, and we are dragged along like children taken to a funfair – look at this, don’t miss that. It’s exciting and enthralling – and confusing Continue reading →

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Is the clockwork octopus the most endearing character in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley?

Posted on 13/06/2021 by lifelonglearner

Natasha Pulley’s imagination fizzes with ‘what ifs’ – and the ‘what ifs’ are followed up, not just then this would happen, but then this could, and this is likely too. Continue reading →

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