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Quotable – William Zinsser
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Roald Dahl’s Writing Desk In His Writing Hut
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. He wrote at his writing desk in a hut.
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Book Review – Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman (Random House) ISBN 978 0 857 53157 5 Generally a book about dragons is about some nobody going through a soul-changing quest until he finds the strength to kill an evil old lizard. That always leaves me feeling like I’m being lied to. A giant flying fire-breathing god of death is always
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We’re all mad here
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Book Review – In One Person
In One Person by John Irving (Doubleday) ISBN: 97808575220975 ‘You’re not like anyone else, Billy – that’s what’s the matter with you.’ Nobody is like anyone else, yet somehow we are more comfortable putting people into boxes and questioning, if not condemning, those that don’t fit. In In One Person, John Irving throws boxes of gender and sexual
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Book Review – The Boy Who Fell To Earth
by Kathy Lette (Random House) ISBN 978-0-593-06084-1 The title of this book is absolutely misleading and I picked it up with reluctance. However, I cannot recommend it highly enough. My sides are still aching from laughing. What a delight each character is, even the smelly, bearded guitar player who helps Lucy’s son with his autism.
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Book Review – City Of Bones
by Cassandra Clare (Walker Books) ISBN: 978-1-4063-0762-7 There is a dark side to New York, the city that never sleeps. The mundanes (otherwise known as humans) cannot see the supernaturals that roam the streets and fight in wars. The shadow masters are a group of supernaturals who have to clear the city of demons. Fifteen-year-old
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Book Review – The Red House
The Red House by Mark Haddon (Random House)
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