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Review: Tracks by Robyn Davidson

Tamason.gamble — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:12:17 +0000

Have you ever thought about doing something so outlandish and inconceivable that it may actually work? This is exactly what Robyn Davidson did when she decided to embark on a trip across the Australian desert in 1977. It may not sound at all remarkable but when you think that, at...

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Review: Borges in Sicily by Alejandro Luque

Tamason.gamble — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:54:35 +0000

Borges or I should say, Jorge Luis Borges, was predominately a poet and short-essay writer from Argentina. Awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature posthumously, Borges was highly influential to 20th century Latin American Literature due to his stories that, in part, were laden with philosophical meanings. What is possibly even...

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Review: Hemingway in Italy by Richard Owen

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:08:39 +0000

“It was northern Italy which gave him his first taste of freedom, of passion, of companionship under fire, perhaps too of the liberty from the Protestant constrictions of the American heartland in which he had grown up.” (Page 7) When people think of the great writer, how do they picture...

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Review : Monte Carlo for Vagabonds by R.A. Dalkey

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:23:53 +0000

Back in 1999 R. A. Dalkey experienced his first night of what he describes as wild camping but in fact, is probably more comparable to rough sleeping. What he did realise however is that a small part of him really enjoyed it, even if he was close to getting frostbite....

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Review: You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:03:18 +0000

It’s October 2010 and Willem Brandt is being dropped off at New Dawn Training Camp with a backpack full of expensive items to help him survive his time there. From khaki trousers and boots, to mess tins and a hunting knife, the list was comprehensive, suggesting to the recipient that...

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Review: Dreaming of Verona by T.A. Williams

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:00:09 +0000

What did Suzie say to Alexandra to cause her to throw prosecco over her in front of a full restaurant? Before being introduced to the two main characters of this novel, you can’t help but be drawn in by the prologue. Intrigued by who these two individuals are and what...

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Review: The journey: California and Hawaii by Jack and Mandy Lully

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Mandy had always wanted to travel. In fact, she can’t remember a time when travelling wasn’t on her mind. Growing up in the picturesque Lake District, a highly sort after, idyllic location in the UK, her desire to leave may seem odd for some. After leaving school at 16, Mandy...

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Review: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:39:32 +0000

At 19 we all argue with our parents thinking we know better so it is of little surprise that the young Robinson Crusoe back in 1651 ignored the well-meaning advice of his father, and joined a ship heading from Hull to London. During this voyage, however, fate struck a nasty...

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Review: Surviving the Killing Fields by Haing. S. Ngor

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:58:01 +0000

“I have been many things in life… But nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime. I am a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust. That’s who I am.” (page 1) In this emotional retelling, Haing S. Ngor relives the brutal treatments he was exposed to...

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Review: Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:00:11 +0000

Hugues Viane lost his wife five years ago, five long lonely years ago. “He whiled away some of the time by reading magazines and old books, smoked a great deal and, lost in his memories, lingered at the window opening onto the grey weather outside.” (Page 17*) Since his beloveds...

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