As someone working closely with Mr. Pratchett, the author witnessed the tragedy, as well as comedy, of working with a declining beloved person
The book tells of the camps by following Peter Fleischmann, a Jewish aspiring artist, and orphan who got to England through the kindertransport
Clive James was a novelist, memoirist, poet, journalist, critic, and broadcaster from Australia. He is known for wry humor
Ralph Hodgson (9 September, 1871 – 2 November, 1962) was an English poet who was considered to be one of the purest lyricists of his time.
For such a relatively short book, about a wide subject, it contains a wealth of knowledge. There is a lot of insight, accurate research, and knowledge
Christopher Isherwood was a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and writer who was born in England, and lived in the United States
Charles Montagu Doughty was a poet, adventurer, and writer from England. He is known for his book Travels in Arabia (1888), which was published in two volumes
Gaiman lets the reader do a lot of the imagining, he stays away from overexplaining “how” or even “why” – many things are “just is”.
Alias Emma by Ava Glass was a fast read, and very enjoyable. It is more of a thriller than an espionage novel, nevertheless, I found myself engaged.
Bernard Sandler, a 17-year-old English boy from Yorkshire is on a school trip to the United States and finds himself stranded It’s 1939, and WWII has escalated