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Posted on May 11, 2020October 31, 2021

My Lockdown Books: Fifty

Of all TS Eliot’s Practical Cats, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is my favourite. From ‘the whisper down the line…when the Night Mail’s ready to depart’…

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Posted on May 19, 2017June 27, 2017

Cute Cats, Cruel Cats, Crazy Cats

I love cats and over the years I've reviewed lots of books in which they star.  Here are just a few of my favourites. It’s…

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Posted on May 16, 2017March 21, 2021

Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce

I have never grown out of my delight at reading books set in places I know so when I realised that Frank Cottrell Boyce had…

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