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A new book about Mabel Strickland

Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 08:47 Last update: about 9 years ago

Horizons is launching the volume Mabel Strickland Bejn Storja u Miti Ġabra ta' Kitbiet edited by Sergio Grech. This book is part of a successful series that so for has analysed the lives of...

The Pied Piper of Strada Stretta

Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 08:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

The story is by that born raconteur that is Maurice Caruana. Although he later soared to very different heights in Malta's civil service, he spent the years between 1961 and 1966 as a health inspector...

Eric Idle on Monty Python, life's brighter side

Monday, 19 November 2018, 09:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" (Crown Archetype), by Eric Idle Eric Idle has been funny for a very long time. He gained fame almost 50 years ago playing pompous...

Things get quirky in 'Greatest Love Story Ever Told'

Friday, 16 November 2018, 08:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" (Dutton), by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman In their new book, actors and humorists Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman leave nothing off the table. "The...

Lisa Unger's 'Under My Skin' weaves baffling puzzle

Thursday, 15 November 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Under My Skin" (Park Row), by Lisa Unger A woman's life spirals out of control as she battles with the loss of her husband in Lisa Unger's latest psychological thriller, "Under My...

'Gone So Long' takes its time, but is worth the trip

Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 08:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Gone So Long" (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Andre Dubus III An Andre Dubus III novel is a slow burn — never so searing that you can't turn the page, but incrementally hotter each time you...

Villains are vile and disturbing in 'The Forbidden Door'

Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 08:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Forbidden Door" (Bantam), by Dean Koontz Jane Hawk returns and learns that her enemies are beginning to close in with plans to eliminate her as a threat in Dean Koontz's latest thriller,...

'The Guilty Dead' has fast-paced story line

Monday, 12 November 2018, 08:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Guilty Dead" (Crooked Lane), by P.J. Tracy In P.J. Tracy's "The Guilty Dead," a young man battles addiction and when he finally decides he's going to clean himself up after one last binge,...

Past comes to life in 'Lost Carousel of Provence'

Friday, 9 November 2018, 09:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Lost Carousel of Provence" (Berkley), by Juliet Blackwell Cady Drake is a loner who is perfectly content hiding behind the lens of her camera. After a sudden, unexpected loss, her friend...

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