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BookerTalk October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 34 Comments historical fiction, Maggie O'Farrell

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell — confinement and escape

In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell breathes life into a young Florentine woman whom history has largely erased. Little is

Reading plans

BookerTalk October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 33 Comments Annette Binder, Classics Club, Louise Penny, Maggie O'Farrell, Tara Westover

September 2022 Reading Wrap Up

Farewell then September. Another month that ended with a trail of half finished and abandoned books. I’ve never subscribed to

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

Reading plans

BookerTalk January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 14 Comments Bengal authors, Dolores Redondo, Maggie O'Farrell, Sample Sunday, Spanish authors, TBR

Sample Sunday: New Beginnings

A taut debut novel, a mystery tale from a Spanish author and a semi autobiographical narrative from a Bengal poet are all put under scrutiny. Which books deserve space on my shelves?

Six Degrees of Separation

BookerTalk March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 35 Comments C J Sansom, Hilary Mantel, Maggie O'Farrell, Pat Barker, rebecca west, Six Degrees of Separation

6 Degrees From Phosphorescence to Regeneration

This month’s 6 Degrees of Separation, which begins with Phosphorescence by Julia Baird. has tied me up in knots. I had

Six Degrees of Separation

BookerTalk January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 18 Comments Doug Johnstone, Eleanor Catton, Joseph Conrad, Maggie O'Farrell, Susan Hill, Vanya Symonds

Six Degrees of Separation: From Hamnet to Heart of Darkness

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

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