Reading Time: 3 minutes Susan Hill’s novel set in World War One takes its name from a Wilfred Owen poem – Strange Meeting – … More Review: Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
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Review: On Writing (Stephen King)
Reading Time: 4 minutes You must not come lightly to the blank page. Stephen King‘s book about writing – On Writing: A Memoir of … More Review: On Writing (Stephen King)
Review: Wide Sargasso Sea
Reading Time: 4 minutes The prequel to Jane Eyre is often hailed a classic of post-colonial literature: does it live up to the name? … More Review: Wide Sargasso Sea
The Fault in Our Stars
Reading Time: 5 minutes Buy at Amazon John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars was recommended by a sixth form student, who said reading … More The Fault in Our Stars
Jack Maggs: A problem of expectations
Reading Time: 3 minutes The problem with Jack Maggs (Kindle) isn’t really a problem with the novel – it’s the expectations it’s sold with. … More Jack Maggs: A problem of expectations
Ways to Live Forever: Sally Nicholls
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sam is a 12 year old boy with leukemia. He starts writing at home, because he’s too ill to attend … More Ways to Live Forever: Sally Nicholls