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Poetry has never been a big part of my reading. For some reason, it doesn’t seem to click with my brain. It may have something…
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I guess I’m rather late to the world of Robin Hobb, and many people had told me I had something to really look forward to.…
The subtitle to this book is ‘British Women in India’, which very neatly sums up its scope and purpose. The author takes us on a…
The Mortal Blade starts off very promisingly, with a well-plotted assassination scene, carried out by a character who immediately grabs your attention. As the book…
“You don’t believe in God,” someone said to me recently. “Why do you visit so many churches?” The first statement is certainly true. I’m an…
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Studio Ghibli are possibly the best known anime studio outside Japan. Many of their films have achieved great acclaim around the world, and each new…
Listen to an audio version of this article: I visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton this week. I haven’t been for many…