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Continue reading →: Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro
translated from the Spanish (Argentina) by Frances Riddle Published 2024 Inés is reintegrating into society following a fifteen year stretch in prison for killing her husband’s lover. She starts a successful fumigation business in an unlikely partnership with, Manca, a former cell-mate, whose contribution is as a private detective. One…
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Continue reading →: Three Burials by Anders Lustgarten
Contemporary British fiction – published 2024 This is a dark satire of almost every contentious political issue of contemporary Britain; the broken refugee system, the decline of the NHS, the crisis of the Met police, pandemic issues, and the rise in popularity of the extreme right, and that’s not all.…
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Continue reading →: Archipelago DaysThe rain today came with some relief, though the warm temperatures continue. It has been particularly warm at night for the last couple of weeks, meaning that Roja stays outside as late as possible, usually until just before midnight. I’m not keen on hot weather either, which is one of…
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Continue reading →: Keep On Keeping On..A more or less typical day on the road. If for any reason thought turned towards settling down and living in one place for a while, another reason to shelve that and keep on keeping on. Unpredictable. Adventurous – new people, new places. Fun. There were some things I wanted…
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Continue reading →: Rare Singles by Benjamin Myers
Published 2024 – north of England literature Myers is clearly a passionate and versatile writer. I wonder though that sometimes his passion gets the better of him and manifests itself as a sort of whimsical reminiscence in books like The Offing, The Perfect Golden Circle, and this.This is perfectly enjoyable,…
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Continue reading →: The Bothnian Sea National ParkThe Bothnian Sea National Park, or Selkämeri, was established in 2011 and occupies a 160 kilometre strip along the coast. 98% of it is water. There isn’t much hiking or cycling to be done, most of its visitors come for bird-watching, pootling around in a kayak, or diving. Nonetheless I…
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Continue reading →: Notes From An Island by Tove Jannson
translated from the Swedish by Alexander Chee Tove Jannson, a Finn who wrote in Swedish, was best known for her children’s books, The Moomins series, which she began in 1945. These may be her claim to fame, but she had a darker and more humorous heart; “I could vomit all…
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Continue reading →: Trails of Isojärvi National ParkThe National Park has two entrances, Heretty to the south, and Kaatvuori on its north side. I parked up at Heretty and was the only vehicle there on Monday night, though was joined on Tuesday by a few hikers including a group of 17 year old students from a nearby…
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Continue reading →: The Iron Staircase by Georges Simenon
translated from the French by Eileen Ellenbogen I’ll just start off by saying I am a big Simenon fan, more so of his stand-alones and romans- durs than his Maigret novels, though I do enjoy those as well.I’m trying to get a copy of every English translation and still have…
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Continue reading →: Isojärvi National ParkSunday morning in Southern Konnevesi National Park was quiet, and much cooler after than rain from the previous day. We repeated the hike that we had done yesterday, but in reverse. Just before we were going to depart a lady in a high visibility jacket stopped me. She was a…
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SafeReturnDoubtful is my alias. Rua is my fox red labrador pup, born 14 Feb 2026 and learning fast..
Where is Rua?
I was so much older then…
Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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