The New Confessions
Author: William Boyd
An autobiography of John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century…..Read More
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Joe planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside to celebrate his lover's return after 6 weeks in the States. The perfect day turns to nightmare however, when they are… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Erotomania, Fictional Works, Humorous Literary Fiction, LGBT Literary Fiction
Brazzaville Beach
On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Sifting the details for evidence of her own innocence or guilt, she… Continue Reading Posted in: 1952 Fiction In English. Texts, African Fiction (English), Boyd, Contemporary British Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction, Fiction In English 1945 Texts, William
True History of the Kelly Gang
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Towards the End of the Morning
This tale is set in the crossword and nature-notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street. Continue Reading Posted in: Classic Humor Fiction, Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Humorous Stories
A Good Man in Africa
In the small African republic of Kinjanja, British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job. His love of women, his fondness for drink, and his loathing for the country… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction In English, Historical African Fiction, Political Fiction, Social Aspects
Any Human Heart
Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart's - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographers, Biographical Historical Fiction, Historical German Fiction, Social History, Spy Stories
Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now… Continue Reading Posted in: Aliens, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Suspense Thrillers
Armadillo
Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - does not understand why his world is being torn apart, though he does know that for the most… Continue Reading Posted in: Businessmen, Fiction, Humorous Stories
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One may evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a splitsecond decision, a young climatologist called Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary British Fiction, Education & Reference
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Blue Afternoon
Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Lawyers & Criminals Humor, Literary Satire Fiction, Man Woman Relationships
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