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LOCKDOWN by PETER MAY

LOCKDOWN by PETER MAY
christine 2020 / Fiction / Thriller / UK 13 October 2020 13 October 2020 Leave a comment

This eerily prescient book about a pandemic that shuts down London has a fascinating back story. Peter May wrote the novel in 2005, but it was rejected by publishers as being too unrealistic. So Mr. May put it in his Dropbox and moved on to other projects. It was only …

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OPERATION MINCEMEAT by BEN MACINTYRE

OPERATION MINCEMEAT by BEN MACINTYRE
christine 2010 / History / Non Fiction / Reviews 7 July 2020 7 July 2020 Leave a comment

This enthralling book made perfect lockdown reading. Any personal, self-indulgent tendency to wallow in despair at the Coronavirus crisis swamping the world, could be put into some sort of context while reading this book. When the entire world was at war, when Hitler’s troops were planning a mass invasion of …

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RIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH by VICTOR MALLET

RIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH by VICTOR MALLET
christine 2017 / Asia / India / Non Fiction / Reviews / Subcontinent 22 April 2020 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

I first read this extraordinary book about the state of one of India’s most sacred rivers a year ago, and was bowled over by the research as well as the empathy the writer shows towards India. Although lamenting the damage done to the Ganga/Ganges – this most holy & revered …

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