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On the bookshelf: March 2014

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Roisin

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Ah, the poor old blog has been very neglected of late. I know February is a short month but this year was ridiculous. Here’s the only book I read last month, Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief… 

Posted in Books Tagged childhood, death, film, Germany, Markus Zusak, Nazism, On the bookshelf, The Book Thief, war, World War II

Toys we loved as young lads

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Roisin

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The editors of The Daily Shift, together with some of our contributors, have put together a list of the things Santy brought us when we were little. Were any of these on your list? Elaine Carroll- contributor Furbies. Beloved by…

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged childhood, christmas, contribution, The Daily Shift, toys

Strange redemption in Rachel and The Angel

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Roisin

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In a previous post on this blog about rediscovering childhood books, I mentioned the late British writer Robert Westall. I promised I’d write something about his short story collection Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories, seeing as there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Tagged books, childhood, death, magic, opinion, Rachel and The Angel, redemption, review, Robert Westall, supernatural

Following the path of nostalgia…

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Roisin

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For the last year or maybe more, I’ve been on a bit of a mission. I’m not sure what exactly triggered it, but I suddenly have a real nostalgic urge to re-read the books I read as a child. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Tagged books, childhood, children's books, life, nostalgia, opinion, re-reading, review

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