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Doug Johnstone

Sample Sunday is an opportunity to check all the books on my shelves and decide what to keep
Bookends 

Sample Sunday: Decision Time On Henry James

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Books from Uganda, North Korea and Turkey are among the unread items on my shelves. Should I keep them or let go to a better home?

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Six Degrees of Separation 

Six Degrees of Separation: From Hamnet to Heart of Darkness

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What connects Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell with Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad?

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Book Reviews 

The Jump by Doug Johnstone: Tense Portrait of Grief

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The Jump is categorised as a thriller but I’d describe it as more of a study of grief; in particular

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