August 2009
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Uncorrected Bound Proof (of awesomeness)
Generally speaking, when I discover a new favourite author, I go on a massive binge of their stuff and don’t read anything else for ages. This was the case when I first fell in love with Kurt Vonnegut, but with Ali Smith I’ve been desperately trying to ignore my cravings and ration her books, because there are only a handful of them. She’s done plenty of short story...
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D'you reckon it's pronounced Niff-en-EGG-er or...
There are only so many times you can ignore a book recommendation, especially when something you had dismissed as a schmaltzy romance is recommended by a dude who writes stories about zombies. So, adding Adam Marek to the list of people who had recommended The Time Traveler’s Wife finally tipped me over the edge. Plus, with a film version currently in cinemas, there was limited time left...
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The Unbearable Lightness Of House Clearances
There are, obviously, downsides to putting your grandparents in a care home, but let it never be said that I pass up an opportunity for some freeloading.
Helping Mum clear out their house recently turned up a few little niceties. Neither of my grandparents were big readers, but Grandpa did have his specialist subjects. For instance, if I harboured a great interest in sailing (*ba-dum-tish*)...
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