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The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

It is not hard to see why W.Somerset Maugham wrote The Painted Veil after he was inspired by a fascinating…

I had been told that The Elegance of the Hedgehog would make me cry. For me, the ability to make…

There’s a strange sense of synchronicity when an event in the news closely aligns with a book that you are…

Often, family sagas centre on a great love, either thwarted or consummated. While Behind the Scenes at the Museum might…

“Everyone has a chapter they don’t read out loud.” (Anonymous) Bob Dylan’s memoir might be as lyrical as his songs…

It can sometimes be difficult to describe what a book was ‘about’. While some might centre on an earth shattering…

I don’t usually read memoirs, or much non-fiction of any type, but I was curious about reading Bob Dylan’s book…

I am no modern art lover – at best I am curious and at worst I am bewildered. However, in…

Sibling relationships are at the heart of many novels, with Little Women, My Family and Other Animals and The Cement…

Childhood never seems as close by as when you read it in a book. That is particularly true of reading…