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I've bought Boris Johnson's Unleashed. Looking forward to reading it. Anyone else bought it or tempted to?
I've just finished reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. My word, what a struggle to get through it in places, and the complexity of the "plot" is quite puzzling, even after the denouement. But... ...
I recently acquired the Kindle version of this book (it's relatively cheap at a fiver) and was not disappointed. Sasha holds really strong views and expresses them in an entertaining way. Although... ...
Does anyone know in which book Aboli rescues his wives and children from slavers, please? I have just re-read the first five books and can't find it.
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Has anyone read this book. I first encountered it in reading Jane Austen's [i] Northanger Abbey [i] which allegedly satirises it (and contains many references to it). I must say it makes heavier...
A thread to swap ideas and help one another as it seems a number of us have written and are published, or are in the throes of learning to write. The latter for me apart from a few poems years ago.
For reasons that elude me a sudden thought popped into my head about a book I read as a very young child. Now it is bugging me. It was about a dragon that abducted princesses and a knight went to kill...
I'm currently reading [i] No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy [i] (Mark Hodkinson's memoirs of a working class reader) and the author mentions reading Thomas Hardy's works successfully, but being unable...
I recently bought a book regarding the atomic age through the history of 6 nuclear disasters. There is a factual mistake in it so who would I contact to rectify this, the publishers, the author- or...
Hi, I have a vivid memory of a book I took out at the library in the 80s in the U.K. I didn’t want to give it back! I remember taking it out three or four times and remember exactly where it was on...
A quiz question asks what European city inspired JK Rowling to write her first Harry Potter novel. Possible answers might be Porto or London, or elsewhere. Does anyone have a definitive answer?
I've just purchased another of Nigel Slaters books on audible ... 'The Kitchen Diaries' Along with the read comes a free pdf of recipes for each one of the months! They look delicous!! Can't wait to...
What author has the initials, R D B. Thank you
.. 'The Christmas Chronicles' I'm late to discovering Nigel. I've just bought this audio book & I absolutely love the way he passionately describes the seasons & ingredients in detail. Has anyone read...
The detective lives in a cathedral city. His sister is a G.P. There is also a brother Ivo. The sister is involved with the cathedral choir.
I am driving both myself and Mrs JtH mad due to my inability to complete this...... https:/
Anyone here had writer's block? I know you won't be able to give me a prescription to get over it, but maybe some advice to come to terms?
Is anyone reading this/has read it? If so what do/did you think of it? I’m a big fan of Osman on tv, but if I’m honest I’m finding the book quite boring. It’s had good reviews and some big names...
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