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Blogs in May 2021

Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest 22nd May 2021

Scientists call them “Inia geoffrensis,” an ancient species of toothed whale whose origin dates back about 15 million years. To the local people of the Amazon, pink river dolphins are “botos,” shape shifters that, in the guise of human...

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Summer Resort 25th February 2021

“Summer Resort”, the first novel by noted translator Esther Kinsky, is set in a village somewhere on the endless Hungarian plain. It is the hottest summer in memory, and everyone in the village dreams of the sweet life in...

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On Cats 18th January 2021

A memoir in which we meet the cats that have slunk and bullied and charmed their way into Doris Lessing’s life. She tells their stories- their exploits, rivalries, terrors, affections, ancient gestures, and learned behaviours- with vivid simplicity.

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