22 December 2016 The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy by James Anderson (not the cricketer). Review by Tim Marshall The book is published by Allison and Busby Ltd and has all the elements one would expect from an old-fashioned detective yarn. The events take place in Alderly, a country house (possibly a minor stately… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review “The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy” by James Anderson (Tim Marshall)
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Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
22 December 2016 Stepping Closer Donald Trump chooses his team. by J.R.Thomas Whether you see it as a rising black cloud carrying the threat of great storms and endless night, or if you look in the same direction but see the rising sun throwing a brave light across an awakening vibrant landscape, what you cannot… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
Issue 85: 2012 12 22: Book Review – Toby’s Room, Pat Barker (Neil Dunlop)
22 December 2016 Toby’s Room by Pat Barker reviewed by Neil Dunlop One hundred years ago they did not know that they were only half way through the ghastly war that was engulfing Europe. Pat Barker takes you to the heightened emotions and rapid changes in the social atmosphere that the Great War created, drawing… Continue reading Issue 85: 2012 12 22: Book Review – Toby’s Room, Pat Barker (Neil Dunlop)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review – Doing good better – Creative Altruism Alan MacAskill, (Frank O’Nomics)
22 December 2016 Doing Good Better – Creative Altruism by William MacAskill reviewed by Frank O’Nomics As a sixth former I was encouraged to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M Pirsig, a book that was supposed to change the way I thought and felt about my life. Sadly, it was… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review – Doing good better – Creative Altruism Alan MacAskill, (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review, The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden (William Morton)
22 December 2016 The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden Reviewed by William Morton I have been reading a lot of Henry James this year and have been struck by his work but the Peacock Spring is by a lesser- known author, who lived in India as a child and for some years as an adult.… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review, The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden (William Morton)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review “The Light of Day” by Eric Ambler (Neil Tidmarsh)
22 December 2016 The Light Of Day by Eric Ambler Reviewed by Neil Tidmarsh Tired of trekking through the bleak landscape of Scandi’s Crimeland, with its flat and colourless prose, its grim narratives and its sudden, random peaks of over-the-top violence? Depressed by yet another girl-in-a-thriller who’s consumed with self-loathing and self-pity because she’s overweight/… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review “The Light of Day” by Eric Ambler (Neil Tidmarsh)
