I always said that I would never read a Danielle Steel book and made it to 44 without reading one. Back in the early 90’s I had a married friend who wanted a relationship like those depicted in Danielle Steel books and left her husband on that quest. I was very wary of this. I know a guy in his …
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The Alexandria Quartet – Lawrence Durrell
It is daunting to write a review about ‘The Alexander Quartet’, it’s rather like photographing a sunset, you have to be there. At the beginning of 2000 I was given a copy of the Waterstone’s top 100 Books of the century list. At that point I had read 20 something of the books on the list and set a goal …
Read More »Thoughts after reading Captain Corelli’s Mandolin – After the War
Yesterday I felt heavy hearted after reading ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’. The words “What if?” and “Why?” echoing in my mind. So many years, so much life wasted. Today my mind has circled around the characters and situations and I now realise that the root of my mental discomfort were the words “After the War”. These words opened most conversations between …
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