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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’
Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
A penchant for reading other people’s correspondence is one of my few vices. As a John le Carré fan-boy, I was very much looking forward to this collection, and it didn’t disappoint. Here you will find le Carré (real name: David Cornwell) corresponding with fellow former spies; assuring Sir Alec Guinness he is perfect for… Continue reading Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
Book review: ‘Northerners‘ by Brian Groom
A history of Northern England from the Ice Age to the present day.
Book review: ‘Allegorizings‘ by Jan Morris
Eclectic crepuscular essays.
Book review: ‘Kindred’ by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
An introduction to our formerly maligned cousins.
Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.
Book review: ‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews
A history of women walking.
Book review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen
Like Jeeves and Wooster without all the ‘What-ho?!’s.
Book review: ‘The Northern Question’ by Tom Hazeldine
British politics and the North-South divide.
Book review: ‘The Practice’ by Seth Godin
A bunch of bullet points with the bullets removed.