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We’re in New York for the first three titles in April’s second preview, Ireland for the last three and Iceland for one in the middle. Jay McInerney’s See You on the Other Side is the fourth and final instalment of the series which spans four decades in the lives of New York golden couple, Russell […]
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Rather like Berlin, a New York setting is catnip for me. I only need to spot it in a novel’s blurb and it’s on my list which is not always a good thing. I’ve only visited the city once but I think it’s more its almost mythical aura that attracts me rather than the actuality
Five Novels I’ve Read Set in New York Read More »
A very happy 2019 to you! I’m starting my posting year with the latest in a series of occasional posts featuring books I read years ago about which I was wildly enthusiastic at the time, wanting to press a copy into as many hands as I could. I fell in love with this book to
Blasts from the Past: Brightness Falls by Jay McInerney (1992) Read More »
This second instalment of September paperbacks starts with a book that I wanted to love but couldn’t quite manage to. If you’re a fan of Jay McInerney’s series of novels which began with Brightness Falls you won’t need to be told who the Calloways are nor will you need to have explained to you why
Paperbacks to Look Out for in September 2017: Part Two Read More »
I like to kick off these previews with a novel that I can hardly wait to get my hands on. Sometimes there’s more than one, sometimes nothing that entirely fits the bill, but this month there’s no contest – the prospect of Jay McInerney’s Bright, Precious Days has me almost slavering in anticipation. Brightness Falls
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