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Rose Auburn
Jun 3, 20191 min read
The Long Good-bye (Philip Marlowe Series Book 6)
by Raymond Chandler Rating: *** I really enjoyed the majority of this book. The writing is fresh, stylised, deceptively poetic and clever...
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Rose Auburn
May 12, 20191 min read
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
by Antonia Fraser Rating: *** On the whole, an absorbing, interesting read. The level of research and detail is second to none and after...
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Rose Auburn
Apr 29, 20191 min read
The Third Wexford Omnibus
by Ruth Rendell Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** Readable as ever, I thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck into this Omnibus. However, I did...
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Rose Auburn
Apr 16, 20191 min read
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
by Robert Tressell Rating: *** Brilliant but over-long and rather laboured in places. A strange book and compelling in many ways but does...
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Rose Auburn
Apr 9, 20191 min read
A Woman's Life
by Guy de Maupassant Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** A beautifully written story very much of its time. The first half is alive with...
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Rose Auburn
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Dissolution (The Shardlake Series)
by C.J. Sansom Rating: ***** Highly recommended if you like this genre. Incredibly well-written, not far-fetched, keeps you guessing and...
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Rose Auburn
Mar 20, 20191 min read
Some Hope
by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: *** ** spoiler alert ** The third book in the Patrick Melrose series is in a completely different vein, no...
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Rose Auburn
Mar 19, 20191 min read
Bad News (Melrose Novels 2)
by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: ***** I read this, the second in the Patrick Melrose novels, extremely quickly. In a way to simply to get it...
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Rose Auburn
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Never Mind (Melrose Novels 1)
by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: ***** I thought some of the writing this small novel was among some of the most brilliant I have ever read,...
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Rose Auburn
Mar 11, 20191 min read
A Field Guide to the English Clergy
by Fergus Butler-Gallie Rating: **** Really entertaining, well-written little book. Flows easily and, for me, there were some laugh out...
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