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Books June 04, 2016
You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life
[TOC:ul In this story] In 2010, Raoul Moat, Geordie bodybuilder and mechanic, achieved brief notoriety when he shot his ex-girlfriend in the stomach, killed her new boyfriend, and then blinded a policeman. He evaded capture for seven days in the woods …
Books April 23, 2016
Lab Girl
[TOC:ul In this story] Billed as “a story of trees, science and love”, Hope Jahren’s memoir is a book that defies easy categorisation, and is an immensely pleasurable read. It has all the potential ingredients of a conventional memoir – lonely …
Books May 21, 2016
The Pier Falls
[TOC:ul In this story] Mark Haddon made his name with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, published in 2003. It was a rare beast, that perfect crossover book that appealed to younger readers and adults alike, a bestseller, and …
Books April 02, 2016
Waiting
[TOC:ul In this story] I can forgive almost anything in a novel when the ending is just right: pitched perfectly, timed flawlessly, and with a finely tuned balance between completion and a sense of more to come. Waiting has such an ending. …
