May 2018 - Andrew Blackman

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Happiness by Aminatta Forna: Review

Although in her previous novels Aminatta Forna has grappled with wars and atrocities in Sierra Leone and the former Yugoslavia, her latest novel, titled…

Reading

Review of Border by Kapka Kassabova

Have you ever read a book that seemed to contain all the right ingredients but somehow failed to live up to your…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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Andrew Blackman

Andrew Blackman

Andrew Blackman

Month: May 2018

Happiness by Aminatta Forna: Review

Review of Border by Kapka Kassabova

Reading⁴⁰²

Thinking¹⁹³

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁷

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