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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Before getting to the review I want to say thanks to everyone who dropped in last week to wish me well. I’m still pretty exhausted but unfortunately I’m well enough to get back to work. George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian science-fiction novel, Nineteen … Continue reading
Review: Wild Swans
During my time at the London Book Fair I had the opportunity to hear Jung Chang speak. She’s a Chinese writer who now lives in Britain. Her name sounded familiar to me when I was looking at the list of … Continue reading