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Sep 19, 20161 min read
430. Paul Scott - Staying On
The sequel to 'The Raj Quartet', and very different in lots of ways. I suppose essentially a tragi-comedy, about Tusker and Lucy Smalley,...
Sep 16, 20161 min read
429. Paul Scott - A Division Of The Spoils
These are big long books and it has taken a week to read each one. Guy Perron (Charles Dance on the TV) finally appears in this one and...
Sep 8, 20161 min read
428. Paul Scott - The Towers Of Silence
Barbie now comes into focus. The whole thing is quite brilliant and I am amazed that he is not better known as a writer, and how long it...
Sep 2, 20161 min read
427. Paul Scott - The Day Of The Scorpion
Continued brilliance. Sarah Layton quite prominent in this book, which ends with her losing her virginity. To what extent is her sexual...
Aug 25, 20161 min read
426. Paul Scott - The Jewel In The Crown
Book of the year so fay, and by a long stretch. I have read this before, and we have watched and enjoyed the Granada DVD many times, but...