Blogs in December 2019

Never Let Me Go 23rd December 2019

In one of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go...

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The Remains of the Day 23rd December 2019

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . . A contemporary classic, The Remains of the...

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A Pale View of Hills 23rd December 2019

In his highly acclaimed debut, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot...

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The Other People 23rd December 2019

Driving home one night, stuck behind a rusty old car, Gabe sees a little girl’s face appear in the rear window. She mouths one word: ‘Daddy.’ It’s his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. He never sees her again. Three years later,...

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Hidden Steel 20th December 2019

The second book of the John Steel thriller series. This finds John Steel on a mysterious Cruise ship on its maiden voyage, It’s a journey to go from Southhampton UK to New York via Spain. Steel finds there is...

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