by cols61 | Aug 26, 2019 | Scottish Fiction
Just A Couple of Good Guesses Away!….Metropolis by Phillip Kerr ‘Sometimes, a stupid man is only a couple of good guesses away from looking clever!’ Phillip Kerr I was born prematurely and was pretty sick for a couple of months. My mother reckons... 
by cols61 | Aug 10, 2019 | Scottish Fiction
The Fresh Connection………… Spring by Ali Smith ……… Spring is the third book in Ali Smith’s ‘Four Seasons quartet. Starting with ‘Autumn’ back in 2016, in the aftermath of the cataclysmic Brexit referendum results,... 
by cols61 | Nov 30, 2017 | British and Irish Fiction
Peter and the Wolves!…. Legacy Of Spies by John Le Carre ……… When you get to my age and look back in time, some memories are so vivid they feel like they happened yesterday. One such memory for me is the day when as a kid of about... by cols61 | Sep 23, 2017 | British and Irish Fiction
………….I read a phrase in a book once which went something like “From the outside looking in, it’s hard to understand……..from the inside looking out it’s hard to explain” The dual challenge understanding from... by cols61 | Sep 23, 2017 | Poetry
The Odd Brown Smartie In A Blue Smartie Sea! Imagining Alexandria Louis de Bernieres Poetry. Review. ………………Brown Smarties are my favourites and Blue are second favourites. Can I tell the difference between them and... by cols61 | Sep 23, 2017 | Poetry
Scattered Things and Changing Skies…… 1914 Remembered 1914 Poetry Remembers Edited By Carol Ann Duffy. Poetry. Review. ………The First World War was arguably the most defining moment of the Twentieth Century though that’s...
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