Blogs in May 2025

Munnu: A Boy From Kashmir 8th May 2025

A beautifully drawn graphic novel that illuminates the conflicted land of Kashmir, through a young boy’s childhood. Seven-year-old Munnu is growing up in Indian-administered Kashmir. Life revolves around his family: Mama, Papa, sister Shahnaz, brothers Adil and Akhtar and,...

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Madgermanes 9th August 2021

‘Madgermanes’ is what the Mozambican workers once contracted out to East Germany are called today. At the end of the 1970s, some 20,000 of them were sent from the People’s Republic of Mozambique to the GDR to labour for...

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The Pharaoh 27th April 2021

Also known as “The Pharaoh and the Priest”, Pharaoh is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was the sole historical novel by an author who had earlier disapproved of historical novels on...

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How to Survive in the North 3rd March 2021

1912…Captain Robert Bartlett sets sail aboard the Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. The journey ahead would be one of the most treacherous ever, with the loss of the ship and subsequent deaths of the crew. The survivors,...

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The Garden 21st April 2020

A beautiful story of healing and growth through mindfulness and gardening. Joanna is a high-powered finance consultant who’s been signed off work after having a nervous breakdown. Seeking more than just something to pass the time, she travels to...

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