"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
I was a child in Sharlston, then a mining village, and then Crofton, near Wakefield, UK. I went to London University and then did two years as a VSO in Kenya. I then taught in London for 16 years before moving to Brunei technical education. I then worked in Zayed University in the UAE for three years. Since 2003, I have lived in Spain, and have completed a PhD in education’s role in Philippine development and two novels, Mission and A Fool's Knot.
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Book Review: When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
A beautifully crafted tale of a character who seems to grow less credible as his life progresses.
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Book Review: The Book Of Evidence by John Banville
Presents a complex, rather difficult character who reveals himself and his heinous exploits just a little at a time.
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Book Review: The Yellow Rain by Julio Llamazares
The Yellow Rain describes the decay and death of a Pyrenean village and its last inhabitant. Life and death tragically intertwine.
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Book Review: Asylum by Patrick McGrath
In Asylum Patrick McGrath examines obsession. He questions whether any of us ever acts outside of simple self interest.
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Book Review: Ways Of Escape by Graham Greene
Graham Greene’s development as a writer is described in this, his autobiography. While he denies his genius, Greene constantly if disarmingly reaffirms it.
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Book Review: The Fall Of Troy by Peter Ackroyd
Juxtaposes ancient gods with archaeologists who seek them. Parallels are closer than the intervening centuries might suggest.
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Book Review: Lord Of The Flies by William Golding
Golding's iconic book describes the descent into savagery of a group of stranded British boys. Thus it questions whether civilised life is a mere sheen.
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Book Review: Brick Lane by Monica Ali
A novel about Bangladeshi life in London. It aims high, but falls well short of its artistic goals.
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Book Review: Over By Christmas by William Daysh
Juxtaposes the politics, the history, and the experience of naval war and the reality of living a life through the turmoil.
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Book Review: Pain Wears No Mask by Nik Morton
Pain Wears No Mask has an extra dimension that constantly encourages the reader to take an interest in more than a tale of events.
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