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Land – Maggie O’Farrell
I am a fan of Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet in particular, but I have read several. Here is the blurb … On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the … Continue reading
Filed under 3, Digital, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Paper
I am, I am, I am – Maggie O’Farrell
I do like books by Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet was one of my favourite books of 2020. This was a christmas present and I was very keen to read it. Here’s he blurb … I Am, I Am, I Am is Maggie … Continue reading
Filed under 4, Biography, Memoir, Non-Fiction
The Marriage Portrait – Maggie O’Farrell
Hamnet was my favourite book of 2020, so I was keen to read this new novel. Here’s the blurb … I thought I had made myself clear. I want something that conveys her majesty, her bloodline. Do you understand? She … Continue reading
Filed under 3, Fiction, Historical Fiction
‘The Distance Between Us’ and ‘My Lover’s Lover’ – Maggie O’Farrell
I’ve been having a bit of a Maggie O’Farrell festival. Here is the blurb for The Distance Between Us Stella has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life. A set of tragic circumstances and a … Continue reading
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After You’d Gone – Maggie O’Farrell
As I loved The Hand That First Held Mine (read about that here), I had to read more of her work. I wasn’t disappointed. Here is the blurb … “When Alice Raike’s sisters come to pick her up at the … Continue reading
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The Hand That First Held Mine – Maggie O’Farrell
This book was recommended here (and she writes such fabulous reviews you should go and read it). I reserved it at the library – I was about fifth in line – and one day an email arrives to say it … Continue reading
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Final Post 2020
I have fallen behind in my book reviews and I am simply going to list them all here:
The Corrections – Jonathan Franzen
After having enjoyed Freedom, this one was a must read. I didn’t enjoy it as much as Freedom – the characters weren’t as appealing – although I did get the same sense of an America not normally described in novels. Here is the blurb … Continue reading
Filed under Recommended, Serious