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Fiction: The Man in the Wooden Hat - Jane Gardam
A marlous nw nol from a wll-lod auhor. th prqul o his book, Old
Filth, told the story of Sir Edward Feathers QC, aka ‘Filth’ (failed in London, try Hong
Kong), his colonial upbringing and carr, his long and comforabl marriag, his
rialris and frindships. th Man in h Woodn Ha picks up hs hrads from h
prspci of Filh’s wif, By. An orphan of h Japans inrnmn camps, a fr
spiri, a clr codbrakr a Blchly Park, By has hr own scr passions. No
wondr sh is drawn o Filh’s had rial a h bar, h brash forcful vnring.
Jan Gardam is xclln a dpicing wha sm o b ry connional characrs
and then exposing all sorts of unexpected contradictions and internal conicts. She isalso brillian a oking plac, whhr i b samy Hong Kong or poswar Pimlico.
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Clubs.
Non-Fiction: Faulks on Fiction - Sebastian Faulks
Accompanying the fantastic programme on BBC this engrossing literary and social
hisory gis a complling and prsonal look a h Briish nol hrough is gras
characrs - h hros, lors, snobs and illains – all sn hrough h ys of
bsslling nolis Sbasian Faulks.
The publication of Robinson Crusoe in London in 1719
markd h arrial of a roluionary ar form: h nol.Briish wrirs wr prominn in shaping h nw yp
of storytelling - one which reected the experiences of
ordinary people, with characters in whom readers could nd
no only an scap, bu a dpr undrsanding of hir
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ac of nolisic craion bu shows how h mos nduring
ctional characters over the centuries have helped map the British psyche - through
heroes from Tom Jones to Sherlock Holmes, lovers from Mr Darcy to Lady Chatterley,
villains from Fagin to Barbara Covett and snobs from Emma Woodhouse to JamesBond.
A great read for any literature lover.
Teen Fiction: Forge - Laurie Halse Anderson
It is 1777. Curzon is ghting with the American army and preparing for a bitter winter
in Valley Forge. Isabel is trying to nd her little sister, from whom she’s been cruelly
separated. When Curzon and Isabel meet up their desire for freedom propels them to
ak a drasic and and dangrous cours of acion. How do you suri a war, libra
yourslf and h girl you lo from slary, and mak i o frdom?
Wonderful historical ction from a Carnegie shortlisted author, ideal for young teens.
BOOK RevIeWS:
MARCH MUST-READSBY ELEANOR DAVIES, FROM LINGHAM’S BOOKSTORE, HESWALL