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Books
Books I’m reading, books I’ve read, books I’ve lost, books, books, books, books…
The river… by it and with it and on it and in it…
I posted last week about the awful dangers water can pose, rivers and lakes, lochs and broads, oceans and seas. But water can also give great pleasure if treated with respect. Afavourite book of mine is “Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Graham “The River,” corrected the Rat. “And you really live by the river? What […]
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Beginnings…
Endings are vital… satisfactory endings are compulsory but beginnings have to leap off the page and grab your reader. The words have to mesmerise them and pull them in under your spell. My favourite book: “The truth is, if old Major Dover hadn’t dropped dead at Taunton races Jim would never have come to Thursgood’s at all.” […]
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Lois Elsden 