Here and There – Philippines
Here and There - The Philippines Usually, when I write about a place I have visited, I have a reasonable recall of some of [...]
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Earthsea
Earthsea Returning to a favourite book after several years is often a pleasure. In relation to Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy, that’s an understatement. [...]
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose There have been many occasions when I have realised that I am a rather naïve reader. I pick up [...]
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Here and There – Adelaide
Here and There - Adelaide In a film on The Migrant Experience, one woman who was interviewed explained she felt she was “living on [...]
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The Hobbit
If Lyra Belaqua is one of the great characters in fantasy fiction, for me her equal has to be Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. [...]
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Here and There – Northolt
Here and There – Northolt Northolt? I can almost hear the question being asked. Where’s that? For some Londoners, it is known as the [...]
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Here and There – Australia
Here and There – Australia We are very privileged living in Australia. Down at the bottom of the world, and a long way from [...]
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The Owl Service
The Owl Service Returning to a book you’d enjoyed many years ago but has been unread since can be an unpredictable experience. The second [...]
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Here and There – Olinda Victoria
Here and there - Olinda, Victoria When we moved to Australia, the family first lived in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. However, [...]
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Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing It seems such an insubstantial volume now, and yet it had a huge impact on me when I bought it, an [...]