Blogs in October 2020

A Breath of French Air 27th October 2020

The Larkins (of The Darling Buds of May – this is the sequel) decide to take a family holiday in Brittany. It is fair to say there is more than a bit of a culture clash, and as usual...

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The Jacaranda Tree 6th March 2020

This is a reissue of Bates’s acclaimed novel of Burma. During World War II, a small English community are forced to flee when Japanese forces invade Burma. Paterson, the manager of a rice-mill, organises the evacuation and takes with...

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