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Lancashire soldiers responding to the patriotic call for World War 1 as portrayed in The Heart Stone by Judith Barrow
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The Heart Stone by Judith Barrow – resilience under pressure

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 BookerTalk 12 Comments Book Reviews, Honno Press, Judith Barrow, Welsh authors

The Heart Stone has all the characteristics that I’ve come to expect and love in novels from the Welsh independent

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What I’m Reading: Episode 31, January 2021

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 BookerTalk 16 Comments Honno Press, Jane Fraser, Judith Barrow, Maaza Mengiste, Megha Majumdar, Raynor Winn, Reading plans, Urs Faes, Welsh authors, Yoko Ogawa

The first monthly update in 2021 where I talk about what I’m reading currently, what I recently read and what

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Advent by Jane Fraser: Loyalty Versus Desire

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 BookerTalk 15 Comments Book Reviews, Honno, independent publishers, Welsh authors

The forces of family loyalty and duty do battle with one woman’s desire for an independent life in Janet Fraser’s

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Shadow Soul by Dylan Jones: In Pursuit Of Revenge

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 BookerTalk 4 Comments crime fiction, Dylan Jones, Welsh authors

Terrorism past and present come together in Shadow Soul, book number 3 in Dylan Jones’s crime series set in north

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In The Sweep Of The Bay by Cath Barton: a marriage unravels

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 BookerTalk 5 Comments Cath Barton, Novellas, Welsh authors

In The Sweep Of The Bay is a compassionate exploration of a marriage that begins in joyfulness but slowly dissolves

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