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Book reviews by themothershipabroadMay 12, 20186:59 amMay 12, 2018
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19. ‘Gladys Revisited’ by Sandi Toksvig.

I’m a big fan of Sandi Toksvig on the TV, as was Mum. She is fast and funny, with a wicked sense of humour, and last year did a marvellous job becoming one of the […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMay 3, 20189:21 pm
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18. ‘Sea Glass’ by Anita Shreve.

I’m going to start by saying that I have never read any of Anita Shreve’s books before. My personal taste tends to run on a different course, but that said, I did enjoy this novel, […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadApr 27, 20186:18 pm
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17. A Fine Balance’ by Rohinton Mistry.

Unusually, I am proud to say that this is a book I recommended and gave to Mum. Particularly after she had retired from being a primary school teacher, it was more often the case that […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadApr 17, 20186:47 pmMay 20, 2018
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17. ‘Testament of Youth’ by Vera Brittain.

What a remarkable experience this book this has been. I readily confess, I found it quite hard to read, but have been unable to stop thinking about it ever since. It is by no means […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadApr 12, 20185:02 amApril 12, 2018
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16. ‘The heart goes last’ by Margaret Atwood.

I can’t help it – I see a Margaret Atwood and I simply have to read it! And I think that since the TV adaptation of the Handmaids Tale, more and more people are realising […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadApr 3, 20184:24 pmApril 3, 2018
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15. ‘A Girl in Winter’ by Philip Larkin.

This book has taken me a while to digest, despite not being an especially long book. Philip Larkin is primarily known for his poetry, but this is a most beautifully written, mysterious, puzzling, and evocative […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 27, 20181:29 pm
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14. ‘Heat Wave’ by Penelope Lively.

What an intriguing book this turned out to be – a slim volume packed full of punch. First published in 1996, Mum read it the following year, and kept it, which is an indication of […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 21, 20185:03 pm
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13. ‘One night in winter’ by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

I watched several of Mr Montefiore’s TV series with Mum; we both enjoyed them as we agreed that he, although mildly pompous, was undoubtedly erudite, and presented his topics with an infectious enthusiasm. We especially […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 16, 20186:28 pmAugust 22, 2019

12. ‘The Cement Garden’ by Ian McEwan.

Crikey. This was Mr McEwans first novel, written in the Seventies, and it’s bleak, macabre, and haunting in a deliberately flat and atonal way. I don’t think I have ever read a book quite like […]

Book reviews by themothershipabroadMar 6, 20186:37 amMarch 6, 2018
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11. ‘And did those feet’ by Charlie Connelly.

It’s unusual for a book to actually make me laugh out loud while I’m reading it, but I have to admit this one did…several times. A little treasure found amongst her books, like a lovely […]

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