Monthly Archives: January 2022

In the Pines by Paul Scraton and Eymelt Sehmer

Posted on 26/01/2022 by Bobby Seal

Book Review – January 2022   What else lives here, among these trees? You recall the stories, your father’s gentle voice. There was no need to shout in the forest, he said, as he explained all the living beings that … Continue reading →

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John Bull Redux

Posted on 13/01/2022 by Bobby Seal

The United Kingdom left the European Union almost two years ago, but apparently everything that befalls us is still the EU’s fault. There is a British, or more specifically English, attitude to the rest of Europe that William Hazlitt succinctly … Continue reading →

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The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas

Posted on 12/01/2022 by Bobby Seal

Book Review – January 2022 It was an enchanted palace, She must try to find a way in! It was bound to be full of curious passages and doorways – and she must get in. It looked so extraordinary that … Continue reading →

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Play Power by Richard Neville

Posted on 07/01/2022 by Bobby Seal

Book Review – January 2022 Those most caught up in the syndrome of work/family/machine/sport/success/failure/guilt… are those most outraged by the evolving Underground alternative.                               Fifteen I … Continue reading →

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Every Day until Antwerp: A Walking Trip along the Railway Line by Jacqueline Schoemaker

Posted on 04/01/2022 by Bobby Seal

Book Review – January 2022 Traffic arteries intersect. Megastores, stench and dust. Trucks thunder along the asphalt towards the motorway. Boels Rental, Esso Express (‘diesel only’). The road slopes upwards and becomes a bridge across the Albert Canal. A monumental … Continue reading →

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