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If Carlsberg made accountants…

Writing The Long Way Around

When he is not wrestling with the Inland Revenue, filing my tax returns and grammatically bitch-slapping this blog, my accountant finds the time to indulge his own love of the written word with literary related courses. His most recent was based on a literary Italian connection, and produced a reading list that includes about six or seven books I have always wanted to read with a bottle of Prosecco. Here is that list: Balzac, Honoré de (2007) Sarrasine, London, Hesperus Classics. Douglas, Norman (2009) South Wind, London, Capuchin Classics. Forster, E. M. (2007) Where Angels Fear to Tread, London, Penguin Classics. Godden, … Continue reading If Carlsberg made accountants…

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Books that Change your Life

Writing The Long Way Around

Guest post by Gordon Binnie – diver, mountaineer-er, cyclist, runner and book devourer Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks I first read Birdsong in 1995, not long after it was published. I was incredibly moved by the story and although I have re-read the book a number of times since, I found that the impact of that first reading has not dimmed with the passage of time. The novel is in several parts and spans nearly 70 years, beginning in 1910 in the city of Amiens in northern France and ending in England in 1979. Whilst there are various stories woven throughout the book, … Continue reading Books that Change your Life