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Year 4 / Book 16: Aberystwyth Mon Amour

April 21, 2019 nicktemple1Leave a comment

16) Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce This was recommended to me sometime ago by my wife Katie's cousin's wife Rachel - thanks Rachel - and I bought it after stumbling across it in the local Oxfam bookshop. It's the first of a series of books by Malcolm Pryce, and is a wry, funny and… Continue reading Year 4 / Book 16: Aberystwyth Mon Amour →

Year 3 / Book 42: This Is Going To Hurt

November 4, 2018November 3, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

42) This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay This memoir / diary of a junior doctor working in the NHS has been at the top of the bestseller lists for months, so I am late to this - or at least several months behind many thousands of readers. Based (I assume) on a diary… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 42: This Is Going To Hurt →

Year 3 / Book 5: The Lie of the Land

February 10, 2018April 12, 2018 nicktemple11 Comment

5) The Lie of the Land by Amanda Craig What a thoroughly enjoyable read this was: another one pulled from the 'Best Of' Lists, Amanda Craig's novel follows a family who move to Devon because they can no longer afford to live in London (and can't afford their divorce). So they move to the slightly… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 5: The Lie of the Land →

Books 30-36 (& spares) / 2016

August 29, 2016April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

So it's been a while. Last update was start of July when I was on book number 29). So I think I missed 6 weeks. Fortunately, packed in quite a few hours of reading while on hols, so here goes. I've picked my summer faves (and one to avoid). Excuse epic post. 30) The White… Continue reading Books 30-36 (& spares) / 2016 →

Books 27-29 / 2016

August 29, 2016April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

27) The Children Act by Ian McEwan. I've read most of McEwan's stuff, and they are really novellas these days, so this was quite quick to pile through. It's eminently readable, and all seems fairly effortless as it wades through religion, medicine, law, marriage and much more. The main character is a female judge deciding whether… Continue reading Books 27-29 / 2016 →

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