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The author of this blog is Trevor Pateman. I have purchased all the books reviewed here except a very few noted as sent to me. My own books are cheapest at blackwells.co.uk and are usually on Amazon. I can be found at academia.edu but do not have an X account and never used Twitter; that is another Trevor Pateman.

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Review: Marguerite Duras, L'Amant de la Chine du Nord

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" - And if there is no unhappiness?  - Then everything will be forgotten " In 1984, Marguerite Duras published L'...
Saturday, 13 September 2014

Review: Serhii Plokhy, The Last Empire

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This is a fascinating, well-written account of the final months of the Soviet Union. Though Gorbachev is presented as a much rougher, p...
Sunday, 7 September 2014

Review: Charles Clarke, The "Too Difficult" Box

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I bought this book with a heavy heart. Yes, I got £5 off but pretty soon it will be £20 off in every charity shop. It's a book whic...
Thursday, 28 August 2014

Review: Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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This is the second Junot Diaz I have read - his This Is How You Lose Her was the first (it's reviewed on this site 28 December 201...
Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Review: Edney Silvestre, If I Close My Eyes Now

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Yes and No. Much of this book is highly readable but some of it is awkward, some sensationalist, and some sentimental.  The reada...
Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Review: Richard Overy, The Bombing War Europe 1939 - 1945

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I hesitated before buying this book: Would I actually read 642 pages and apparatus which takes it to 852? But I did. It's well-writ...
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Friday, 18 July 2014

Review: Helen Rappaport, Four Sisters

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There is a global demand - most obviously coming from the USA - for rose-tinted books about Royalty, dead or alive. Some readers want R...
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