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1084. Marghanita Laski - Little Boy Lost
Another very good book, although completely different. Set just after the end of the 2nd World War, Hilary Wainwright is an ex-British...
Aug 9, 20231 min read


1074. Zadie Smith - White Teeth
I have read this before, and it is good, but long and quite difficult. The story of two families, one an Englishman married to a...
Jun 17, 20231 min read


1043. Jonathan Coe - Bournville
This is very good. A portrait of (possibly Middle) England over the 75 years since the end of WW2 until the anniversary 75 years later....
Jan 22, 20231 min read


59. Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Not sure if I have read this before. It is very good, quite difficult but at the same time oddly easy to read (and quiet short). It is...
Nov 22, 20121 min read