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"Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman" by Friedrich Delius Christian

I met a charming lady called Meike the other Saturday. She was selling books at the stall outside Budgen's. Meike actually runs a publishin…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Feb 11, 2012

A free chapter - Download the first chapter of The Cleansing Flames by R. N. Morris

I saw this entry on Facebook recently in a Crouch End group, so I guess the author is local (North London is as much as he reveals in his p…

Started by Adrian Essex

1 Feb 1, 2012
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - disappointed so far

I've just started reading this - up to about page 50 - and if the book did not have such a reputation I might be inclined to give up. So fa…

Started by Adrian Essex

2 Jan 29, 2012
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The In-Betweeners Movie

I know this is not a book but there is no film club. I watched some of the In-Betweeners TV series and soon grew weary of it - essentially…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Jan 1, 2012

Who's Who in Hell, by Robert Chalmers - set in Crouch End a proposal for the next book club read

I'd like to propose we read this book as a Book Club choice, if only because it is set in Crouch End and the author proselytises on behalf…

Started by Adrian Essex

3 Jun 28, 2011
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Naomi Novik - Victory of Eagles

The book Pam and I are currently reading is Naomi Novik - Victory of Eagles. This is quite a long way down a series of books documented her…

Started by Adrian Essex

1 Apr 27, 2011
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The Crimson Petal and the White - Michael Faber

This is another book I picked up when my middle daughter moved out. I had no idea she read such filth. The graphic encounters with the pros…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Apr 16, 2011

We Are All Made of Glue - Marina Lewycka

Another read out loud book for me. It's written in nice simple language, set in Islington, so I know most of the locations, and tells an en…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Apr 11, 2011

Notwithstanding - Louis De Bernières

Another read out loud book - by Louis De Bernières.  This is a collection of anecdotes based around a rural setting. There is no underlying…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Apr 11, 2011

Harry Potter

I've spent a lot of time at home with my wife over the past few months and seeking to amuse ourselves we have read the complete Harry Potte…

Started by Adrian Essex

0 Apr 11, 2011

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