Category: Book Reviews
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Peter Walsh, Mrs Dalloway’s ex-boyfriend, said that. (Woolf, p. 1) The book Mrs Dalloway was published in 1925. In that context, we might excuse Peter Walsh’s quote. It wasn’t unknown but it was uncommon. Anyway, Mrs Dalloway notes that Peter married a woman of Indian origin. They met on a ship while sailing to India.…
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Today’s author has her surname starting with Letter M The author of Anne of Green Gables, is Lucy Maud Montgomery. She uses the acronym, L. M. Montgomery. She lost her mother before she even turned two years old. Her dad sent her away to her grandparents who were strict, practicing Presbyterians.…
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Sandi Tan wrote The Black Isle, in the traditional way. She has written other books too. This is my copy of The Black Isle. I have read The Lurkers, which is written in the modern style. There are many interesting characters. One is a teen, young woman, who runs away from her family home. It…
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Kiki Simmonds, aka Mrs Howard Belsey, and her husband are hosting a party in their family home. They have invited his work colleagues from Wellington. “She picked up a plate of bang-bang chicken canapes. She hoped these would serveas replacement for any opening bon mots she might be expected to come up with” (Smith, p.…
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Howard Belsey is out of sorts for the past fortnight as he broods over the coming reality of facing his mortal enemy and close competitor, Sir Monty Kipps, in the same faculty, in the same college, where he works. Kipps had already published his book on Rembrandt, whereas Belsey’s manuscript on the same painter, is…
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Jerome Belsey emailed his dad Howard Belsey, to tell him that he is going to ask his current employer’s daughter, Victoria “Vee” Belsey, to marry him. This surprises his dad and mom Kiki. The former decides to visit Jerome in London, where he presently stays with his boss and his family. Howard and Kiki can’t…
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This comes from The Shining by Stephen King. This book is a horror story. Dr Edmonds told Danny’s parents, Jack Torrance and Wendy Torrance, that their son Danny, may have schizophrenia. Danny suffered from stress when his parents were going through a rough patch in their lives. Jack was drinking and his marriage was understrain.…
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Monsieur Georges Simenon was born on Feb 13 1903 and passed away, at the age of 86, on Sep 4 1989. The best writing habit I’ve read from Mon. Simenon, is that he wrote a chapter a day. I have bought two books of Simenon; The Cat and The Hand. I have finished The Cat…
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Clarissa sometimes feels disconnected from her husband Richard. Like when Lady Millicent Burton invited Richard for lunch, she neglected to include her in the invitation. Clarissa felt lonely, as Richard’s symbolic act of participating in Lady Millicent’s private lunch invitation, meant he was willing to leave Clarissa behind, to spend time with another woman. This…
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Yes, Mr and Mrs Dalloway have a daughter and her name is Elizabeth Dalloway. She has a pet dog. This is my book: Amazon sells this book cover: I may earn a very small commission if you buy something from this weblink.