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‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Cline & Gillies

Book review: ‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Sally Cline & Midge Gillies

Writing about Travel, Nature, Food, Feminism, History, Science, Death, Friendship and Sexuality.

Published 03-Sep-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Other 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
‘Something of His Art’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘Something of His Art’ by Horatio Clare

Walking to Lübeck with J.S. Bach.

Published 07-Aug-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: 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
‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Collected writings on Philip Larkin.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Poetry Tags: reviews
‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

Book review: ‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

In which our author ventures outdoors to consider the British in nature.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘How to be Right’ by James O’Brien

Book review: ‘How to be Right’ by James O’Brien

…in a world gone wrong.

Published 02-May-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Other Tags: reviews
‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Book review: ‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Cycling across southern England in early 1913.

Published 20-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews

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