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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

December 31, 2020

By no means the first time I’ve read this little book, and here’s a supplication to the Ghost of Christmas …

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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

December 18, 2020

I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …

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The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey

October 25, 2020

Were teenagers in 1999 more composed, kind, contemplative, and devoted to family? That is, before computers, phones, and social media …

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The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England

October 20, 2020

by Ian Mortimer I was intrigued by the title of Ian Mortimer’s 2008 history: The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval …

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Sisters by Daisy Johnson

October 11, 2020

I read Sisters in the span of a few hours. I’m not sure that was the best way to have …

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Riviera Gold & The Lantern Men: unusual relationships

September 20, 2020

Riviera Gold by Laurie R. KingThe Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths I just read recent installments in two of my …

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Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

July 8, 2020

Recommended by my daughter Meg, consummate speed-reader of vast interests, genres, and forms, Doomsday Book ticked many of my boxes …

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The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett

July 22, 2019

In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …

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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories: Otto Penzler, editor

August 8, 2016

I’ve been reading this anthology (785 pages) slowly, since the beginning of March, dipping in at bedtime or when insomnia …

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My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead

August 6, 2016

Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …

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