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6 days ago · Tu is the sixth novel of Māori author Patricia Grace, and it’s quite different to her other novels I’ve read, which have all been firmly grounded in New Zealand. It’s the story of three brothers who go away to war, and of a girl who matters to all of them.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith – The first in McCall Smith’s popular detective series set in Botswana and still the only one I’ve read! 8. Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy – Another VMC book.
3 days ago · Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. m. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn [a] [b] (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) [6] [7] was a Russian author and Soviet dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system.
20 hours ago · First published in 2004, A Bit on the Side comprises twelve beautifully observed stories – quietly devastating glimpses of life with the power to endure. Usually, when reviewing short collections, I make the point that some stories will resonate more strongly than others; but on this occasion, every single story included here is a gem.
4 days ago · Natuurdagboek · Uitgeverij Van Oorschot. Dik van der Meulen. Het Buurtbos. € 25,00. Bestel. 12 juli 2024. Het Buurtbos. Natuurdagboek. Het Buurtbos gaat over alles wat je in de natuur kunt tegenkomen: van edelherten, dassen, vogels en vlinders tot teken en horzels.
20 hours ago · Against what, if nothing is resisting? Imre Kertész: The Pathseeker Like many of Kertész’s works, The Pathseeker is not about the trauma...
5 days ago · Jodi Arias is serving a life sentence in Arizona for murdering her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008 — but that hasn't stopped her from selling her artwork online for thousands of dollars.
