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Reviews: Biography/Memoir

‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

Book review: ‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

On nature and belonging in an ancient forest.

Published 10-Apr-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Congenial Spirits’ by Virginia Woolf

Book review: ‘Congenial Spirits’ by Virginia Woolf

The selected letters of Virginia Woolf.

Published 28-Mar-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, virginia woolf
‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Book review: ‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Humorous memoir from the future Poet Laureate.

Published 01-Feb-2021
‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).

Published 21-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews
‘Renegade’ by Mark E Smith

Book review: ‘Renegade’ by Mark E. Smith

The lives and tales of Mark E. Smith.

Published 01-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, the fall
‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 17-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Ghost Town’ by Jeff Young

Book review: ‘Ghost Town’ by Jeff Young

A Liverpool shadowplay.

Published 17-Aug-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: liverpool, reviews
‘Kilvert’s Diary’ by Francis Kilvert

Book review: ‘Kilvert’s Diary’ by Francis Kilvert

The diary of a Victorian country curate.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘A Carnival of Losses’ by Donald Hall

Book review: ‘A Carnival of Losses’ by Donald Hall

Notes nearing ninety.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare

Book review: ‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare

The memory of a military hospital.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews

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