Shooting An Elephant
Shooting an Elephant George Orwell This book has sat sat on the bedside table for at least a year. It has been my in-between reads book. By that I do not wish to imply any shortcomings in its content, quite the opposite. It is a book which holds other writing to account. Even this […]
Read more of Shooting An Elephant...Snow Falling On Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson Envy is an unattractive characteristic, for some it is a deadly sin. It feeds on itself insidiously, destroying and blotting out reason and sensibility of contentedness. Why is this my starting point for this review? Is it because this novel examines envy from every conceivable angle? Yes, Snow Falling […]
Read more of Snow Falling On Cedars...The Jewel Garden
The Jewel Garden : A Story of Despair and Redemption Monty and Sarah Don This book offers insight into the fortunes of Monty and Sarah Don from jewellery entrepreneurs in the 1980s to entrenched garden lovers. It’s inspiring to read about how lows in life trickle out and gradually, albeit painfully, a way to live […]
Read more of The Jewel Garden...Spray Paint
The black line rose and fell like a radio wave. He liked that. He liked the smell and the hiss and choke as the jet spurted out. It coated his fingers. He liked the smooth silver top of the can. This was a good one, good for circling round. He drew the peace sign, but […]
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She counted them on her fingers; one, two, three; like swans flying overhead with grey undersides and cloud bellies. One, two, three. A swish through the air, a brief, repeating, soft-whistling note the only thing that drew attention to the animal’s passing. From where she stood at the edge of the wood she had no […]
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