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Helen Dunmore’s Catullus

April 22, 2018 0 Comments
Helen Dunmore’s Catullus

When Helen Dunmore died at the age of 64 in June 2017 her readers mourned the loss of one of most sensitive and versatile writers of recent years.  Many of them will have known her for the novels, short stories and books for children.  The first work of hers I read was the first novel, […]

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A letter from Kampala

January 8, 2017 0 Comments
A letter from Kampala

A few days ago a letter came from Kampala, Uganda.  It’s still lying on the table inside the front door, with its envelope.  I haven’t put it in the bin for recycling, and nor have I thought about replying to it.  It continues to lie there.  What follows tries to explain why. The brown envelope, […]

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