‘Long ago in 1945, all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions.’ So begins Muriel Spark’s 1963 novel, the slim and elegantly savage The

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I do love a book challenge, so I’ve joined in with this one after spotting it on Bluesky. Day 14 – Your favourite classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, performed by Tom Baker. …

I do love a book challenge, so I’ve joined in with this one after spotting it on Bluesky. Day 12 – A book with a one word title Nemesis is book 4 in the brilliant DS Walker series by P…