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Posted on April 9, 2018

The amnesia of our age: the lonely passion of Brian Moore

When I became aware of “serious” literature in the late 80s/early 90s, Brian Moore was quite a substantial figure – repeatedly nominated for the Booker Prize, his books made into…

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Posted on May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

William Gerhardie – review of “God’s Fifth Column”, The Dabbler, 2015

Another William Gerhardie piece, this time ten years on from the SAU blog one and covering much of the same ground about his odd kind of fame. The Dabbler had a feature…

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Posted on November 21, 2015September 4, 2017

Review of “A Time of Quarantine” by Katharine Haake, SF Site, 2013

When I was 13 I saved the £1 and 50p coins I got for working in the family shop and bought, in the  now closed Waterstone’s on Dawson Street, Terry…

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