Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
I don’t know why this book is called Intermezzo which seems to be a musical interlude between two acts of a larger work. I guess it does deal with a Continue reading
Creation Lake Booker Longlist
Just finished this book about a secret US agent who infiltrates an ecowarrior group in Southern France who are planning a mass protest against industrial farming, Sadie Smith is an Continue reading
Short Stories
Rediscovering short stories thanks to my U3A group. We’ve gone from the Russians (Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev and Gogol) to Hemingway, and now, Alice Munro. Next stop: Katherine Mansfield. Recent revelations Continue reading
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
This is a stunningly well written Irish novel about two people caught up in a world of drugs and violence which is by no means of their own making. Dev Continue reading
Booker longlist The Safe Keep
I read the International Longlist last year and it was great but this year I’ll do the main Booker longlist. You can see extracts on their website and The Safe Continue reading
Far right ideologies
I’m just beginning to understand the far right world views that have overtaken democracy in countries like Hungary. With Victor Orban being the hero of Donald Trump, JD Vance and Continue reading
Implant Saga 17
July 8 I bit down on my temporary resin bottom plate with my one remaining top tooth and broke it for the third time – in my sleep. Only one Continue reading
Accepting a field change
“Im in denial,” I said, “No, you’re not,” he said. “You don’t like it and that’s understandable.” I was in the Outpatients Clinic at Auckland on Tuesday and to my Continue reading
Implant Saga 16
Oh dear, oh dear. This has been going on since Nov 2021 and I still have a temporary bridge on my lower jaw. To be fair to myself and the Continue reading
Implant Saga 15
What a turn up for the books! I’ve been bemoaning the fact that my bottom implant-anchored plate is not quite finished yet. It’s still covered in resin. It’s over two Continue reading