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The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller (Sceptre)
“He was lying on a varnished wooden board, the top of a boxed-in radiator.” The opening is slow, Andrew Miller has just turned on the fire to boil a kettle, like an episode of the Archers, quite a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, andrew miller, book-review, book-reviews, booker prize, books, fiction, reviews, winter, writing
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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Canongate)
“Hi!” My name is Nao and i am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you.” THIS is a great book. Quite why it did not … Continue reading
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Tagged booker prize, Budhist, japanese kamikaze, ruth ozeki
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