
First off, I should say that the heading to this blog is not alliterative. The town is pronounced something like ‘Hania’ – the ̵...
Read MoreFirst off, I should say that the heading to this blog is not alliterative. The town is pronounced something like ‘Hania’ – the ̵...
Read MoreAfter a gap of over 10 years since her previous book, Monica Ali has produced her fifth novel. Love Marriage (see the cover on the home page) is a vib...
Read MoreThe Phantom of the Open – I can see the wordplay they’re going for but I think somehow it doesn’t quite work – tells the story of...
Read MoreI can’t remember how many times I have been to Paris (I do recall the first time was in 1976) but I returned on Tuesday for the first time since...
Read MoreWell, that’s Easter pretty much out of the way! Have you got out of the airport yet? Of course, it may be that you and your family had no plans ...
Read MoreYesterday saw the start of cricket’s 2022 County Championship season. As you may be aware, the England Test team have been having a rough time o...
Read MoreSince it’s taken hold in almost every aspect of our lives, I guess it is no shock at all that Amazon has now got into fashion. Judging by the ph...
Read MoreAt the Emirates Stadium in North London on Wednesday night (see photo on the home page), Arsenal, lying fourth in the Premier League, hosted Liverpool...
Read MoreFantasies are not necessarily about good things. Dystopian fantasy is apparently a popular genre of science fiction. In Ukraine right now, the world i...
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