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The Head Girl of St Bee’s: Alys Chatwyn, The Epworth Press

If Chatwyn had been happy to stick with ‘St Bee’s College’ – a school characterised as a hive, and its girls ‘bees’ ‘drones’ etc – that would be one thing. But ( Read more... )

I've slightly updated my icons at Dreamwidth and Livejournal.

The next book I intend to (re)read is 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society' in preparation for watching the film adaptation, coming out next month, I believe. I didn't know about the film until I saw the trailer.

The Woods of Windri: Violet Needham, Collins, 1958.

This story starts off in what seems like a simple way, but sowing the seeds of a political conspiracy and adventure. ( Read more... )

Envoy on Excursion: Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon
Michael Joseph (this edition 1954)

Detective-Inspector Adam Quill of Scotland Yard, who has previously had to deal with the insanities of the Ballet Stroganov has a new case. It is wartime, ( Read more... )

The House of the Paladin: Violet Needham, Collins, 1957

To enjoy this junior Ruritanian yarn, one has to be in a slightly forgiving mood. The story begins with a fifteen year old English boy drinking beer and contemplating spending the rest of his continental walking holiday alone. But if you’re willing to squash your ‘As if’ and go along with that wish-fulfilment, you’ll get a gripping and suspenseful story.

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Edited on 10/9/15.