Farewell to Russia by Joe Luc Barnes
I’ve long been interested in Russia, from the early 90s, I’ve enjoyed the country’s great literature and philosophy, yet the country is one that remains alien to me (and to many of its outsiders) and…
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Brightening from the East by Ken Worpole
Living across the country, in South Wales, the Essex landscape seems very alien to me. From the hills and mountains which surround much of my local area, Essex is (in contrast) something completely different, where…
Three Rivers by Robert Winder
Three Rivers must rank as one of the most deceiving books I’ve read recently. On reading the description, I felt I was about to read a general history of three rivers (Rhine, Rhone and Po),…