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The Best of Jennings – Anthony Buckeridge

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Ela

(Sevenoaks 2010) Jennings Goes To School (1950) / Jennings Follows A Clue (1951) / Jennings’ Little Hut (1951) / Jennings and Darbishire (1952) The Jennings stories originally came to life in 1948 as a series of radio plays on Children’s … Continue reading →

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‘My sister, my love’ – Joyce Carol Oates

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ela

I’d only read one book by Oates before I picked up this one, rather intrigued by the blurb. Oates tells the story, through the voice of the narrator, Skyler Rampike, of an American family whose lives are torn apart by … Continue reading →

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