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The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters1 comment

rosechild wrote 2 weeks ago: A beautifully crafted ghost story from the author of Fingersmith and Tipping the Velvet. Shortlisted … more →

Tags: Reviews, Sarah Waters, Review, recommended, book, Booker Prize, Literature

Everyone else is doing it so I am too... best books of 2009

East London Local wrote 3 weeks ago: This year I wrote down every novel I read. I wanted to see how many I get through, and have a record … more →

Tags: Books & words in general, an experiment in love, Banana Yoshimoto, Carson McCullers, cherry blossoms, Direct Red, gerard woodward, Kate Grenville, Kim Scott

The Little Stranger (2009) by Sarah Waters3 comments

David Hebblethwaite wrote 1 month ago: The Little Stranger is my first Sarah Waters book, and one about which I’ve heard mixed opinions. Bu … more →

Tags: Books / Magazines, Reviews, Books, magical realism, Fiction, Literature, Sarah Waters

Cheltenham Literature Festival Diary: Part 22 comments

David Hebblethwaite wrote 2 months ago: Part 1 of this diary is available here. Tuesday 13th 10.00 am: My first history talk of the festival … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Literature, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Hilary Mantel, Architecture

The Man Booker Prize 2009

tenielle wrote 2 months ago: Earlier this week the winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction was announced, with the prestigious … more →

Tags: Favourite Reads, Award winners, Man Booker Prize, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, The Children's Book, A S Byatt, Summertime, J M Coetzee

My Man Booker 2009 Reading List7 comments

Nish wrote 3 months ago: The Man Booker 2009 shortlist was announced on 8th September, so this post is a little outdated. But … more →

Tags: Books, Man Booker 2009, A.S Byatt, JM Coetzee, Sarah Waters, The Children's Book, Summertime, The Quickening Maze, Adam Foulds

The Little Stranger

Serena Trowbridge wrote 3 months ago: Sarah Waters’ latest novel, The Little Stranger, is a considerable departure from her earlier novels … more →

Tags: Literature, Sarah Waters, Gothic, ghost story

Booker Shortlist

clatterbach wrote 3 months ago: I haven’t yet updated my post on the Booker list. I haven’t, and won’t manage to r … more →

Tags: Every Good Boy Deserves Football, Book Review, Commentary, Department of Literature, Booker, Booker Prize, Adam Foulds, J M Coetzee, A S Byatt

Sarah Waters - Edinburgh Book Festival 20096 comments

Helen wrote 3 months ago: Sarah Waters’ fifth novel, The Little Stranger, opens in 1919 with a glimpse of Georgian mansion Hun … more →

Tags: Novel, Writing Tips, Books, writing, edinburgh book festival, Sarah Waters

Booker books...

romdjoll wrote 3 months ago: So, the shortlist for the Man Booker prize was announced last week, and it looks like it’s pre … more →

Tags: Industry stuff, Sarah Waters, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Man Booker, Booker Prize

Man Booker Prize Short List

toniwhitmont wrote 3 months ago: The field is narrowing for the Man Booker prize, with the long list being whittled back to 6 contend … more →

Tags: Fiction, Literary Prizes, Adam Foulds, byatt, Coetzee, Hilary Mantel, Sarah Waters, simon mawer, Summerland

Man Booker shortlist announced

The Longest Chapter wrote 3 months ago: Below are six novels that made the shortlist for the United Kingdom’s 2009 Man Booker Prize.  … more →

Tags: Good Books, New Books, The Children's Book, 2009 Man Booker Shortlist, The Glass Room, Summertime, Wolf Hall, The Quickening Maze

2009 Man Booker Prize - Fiction Shortlist (Updated: and the winner is...)1 comment

draabe wrote 3 months ago: The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize for fiction will be announced on the 6th of October from the … more →

Tags: Books, News, 2009 Man Booker Prize, Booker Fiction Shortlist, The Children's Book, Summertime, The Quickening Maze, Wolf Hall, The Glass Room

Waters, Waters, Everywhere

Ellie Stevenson wrote 4 months ago: Sarah Waters, whose fifth book, The Little Stranger, has been longlisted for the Man Booker, is hers … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Writers, Book Reviews, Sarah Waters, Choices, post-war era, Man Booker longlist

A new rotation of books on TLC

The Longest Chapter wrote 4 months ago: New books have been added to My Reading Table with reasons why. Also added, a brief explanation of h … more →

Tags: Other Books, Ulysses and Us, Bridge of Sighs, Scoundrel Time, Katherine Mansfield Notebooks, Prague in Danger, The Collector, The Children's Book

Second Week

scenerychewer wrote 4 months ago: Rehearsals started exactly a week ago, and here is a list of things I can do on stilts:  time step, … more →

Tags: 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmatians musical, In the loop, Musical Theatre, New York, Passing Strange the movie, rehearsal, Styx

Sarah Waters' The Night Watch4 comments

chasing bawa wrote 4 months ago: It has been a while since I have finished reading a book, closed its covers and felt that I had just … more →

Tags: Books, Sarah Waters, The Night Watch, The Fingersmith

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

chasing bawa wrote 5 months ago: I was lucky enough to see Sarah Waters in conversation with Suzy Feay (formerly literary editor at T … more →

Tags: Books, Sarah Waters, Suzy Feay, The Nightwatch, Booker Prize, ghost story, Postwar, interwar, Britain

summer reading/guilty pleasures: "this house is playing parlour games with us, I think..."

peter wrote 5 months ago: sarah waters’ the little stranger:  as if written by a literary offspring of henry james and daphne … more →

Tags: excerpts & quotations, opening lines, English Literature, book cover art, Summer Reading, Daphne du Maurier, Henry James, L. P. Hartley, Sarah Waters


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