Howard Batey reviewed Friends and heroes by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.3.)
Illuminating book set in Bucharest during the 'phoney war' from September 1939 up to the fall if Paris.
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About me - short version: A Cwmbranista in political exile in Llandaff. Happy Public Servant. Loves Heidi (Wife), reading, History, Rugby, Elvis, & Tea. Posting here in personal capacity.
About me - longer version: I'm in my mid-50s, originally from Cwmbran but lived in the Swansea/Neath area for 20 years (in that time I also spent 6 months living/working in India) before relocating to Cardiff 6 years ago.
I work for the British Council & am a big believer in education in general & lifelong learning in particular.
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I also have a ridiculous moustache.
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Howard Batey finished reading Friends and heroes by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.3.)
Friends and heroes by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.3.)
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Howard Batey finished reading The spoilt city by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.2.)
The spoilt city by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.2.)
Howard Batey reviewed The great fortune by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.1.)
Review of 'The Great Fortune'
4 stars
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The great fortune by Olivia Manning (Balkan trilogy -- vol.1.)
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Howard Batey finished reading Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet
London, 1965. An unworldly young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven her sister to suicide. Intent …
Howard Batey reviewed Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet
London, 1965. An unworldly young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven …
Case Study
5 stars
Terrific!
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Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet
London, 1965. An unworldly young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven her sister to suicide. Intent …
Howard Batey reviewed The lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon
The Lonely Londoners is a 1956 novel by Trinidadian author Samuel Selvon. Its publication was …
Review: The Lonely Londoners
3 stars
Howard Batey finished reading The lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon
The lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon
The Lonely Londoners is a 1956 novel by Trinidadian author Samuel Selvon. Its publication was one of the first to …
Howard Batey reviewed Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee written before the Pulitzer Prize-winning …
'Go Set A Watchman'
3 stars
Odd book, it is well written and relatively easy to read but I felt it didn't really go anywhere, and left me wondering what the point of it was.
Howard Batey finished reading Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee written before the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird, her …
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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee written before the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird, her …