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Things I Dont Want to Know by Deborah Levy book
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Things I Don’t Want to Know by Deborah Levy

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • August 14, 2024

The first book in her “living autobiography” series, this is a response to George Orwell’s “Why I Write” which I read so long ago that I don’t really know in…

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The Home by Penelope Mortimer

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • July 17, 2024

My second Penelope Mortimer novel in a short time, and I think I enjoyed this more than The Pumpkin Eater. There are similar themes here, but this book is less…

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The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • March 3, 2024

So, this was an interesting, punchy book! Love discovering a new writer like Penelope Mortimer: this was my first read from her. The Pumpkin Eater tracks the internal musings and…

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