Tag Archives: England

Alan Davison’s The Pleasures of English Food

This is yet another in Penguin UK’s English Journeys series which I swear runs into the dozens of slim volumes covering every aspect of what I’ll term pastoral England — architecture, bits country gardens, country houses, country lore, food, music.. Well … Continue reading

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Robert Holdstock’s Ryhope Wood series

Trying to write an omnibus review of Robert Holdstock‘s Ryhope Wood cycle is a damnably difficult task. On a strictly practical note, two portions of the cycle (“The Bone Forest” and Merlin’s Wood) are fiendishly hard to find. “The Bone Forest” which … Continue reading

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Jasper Fforde’s The Eyre Affair

Enter a world where things are very, very different.  Where in 1985, Britain is a virtual police state, engaged in border wars with the People’s Republic of Wales, and well into the 131st year of the Crimean War.  Where all … Continue reading

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Robert Holdstock’s Avilion

As we are inclined to do from time to time, we’re devoting our opening notes to the appreciation of a specific work. This time we’ve chosen Avilion, the latest in Robert Holdstock’s Ryhope Wood series — now twenty-five years in … Continue reading

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Peter S. Beagle’s Tamsin 

Peter S. Beagle’s Tamsin first saw the light of day as a story idea for a Disney animated feature. Disney never followed through. Beagle did, finally, for which I think we can all be grateful. Thirteen year-old New Yorker Jenny Gluckstein lives … Continue reading

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