Books on British politics from Home and Wilson
Two reviews assess The Way the Wind Blows by Lord Home and The Governance of Britain by Harold Wilson. They praise vivid Westminster prose, discuss governance, patronage, Attlee’s Commonwealth shift, U.S. ties, and China, and question whether Britain’s political language and prime ministerial role can endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Home
Harold Hilson
Pame Minster
Sir Harold
Commonwealth
Britain
Clement Attlee
United States
China
Lord Home Collins
Harold Wilson
Harold
Sleeping Murder Miss Marple and Agatha Christie
A vintage Christie posthumous work sees Miss Marple guiding Gwenda Reed through a Dillmouth mystery in which a house, a haunting clue from Webster, and a theatre party converge. The denouement preserves Christie’s famed deduction with a final, well crafted twist.
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Christie
Dame Agatha
Hercule Poirot
Miss Mark
Curtain’ S
Mays Marple
Miss Marple
Agatha Christe
Collins
Brian Jeffrey
Imperial Hotel
Torquay
Torbay
Gwenda Reed
Gwenda
Giles
New Zealand
England
Dillmouth
London
Webster
Duchess of Malfi
Agatha Christie
The Life of Noel Coward reviewed by Lesley
Cole Lestey writes an elegiac amateur memoir of Noel Coward. joined Coward in the 1930s and remains a friend. The book blends memory and letters and reads as a personal portrait more than a professional biography. It emphasizes the commemorative voice of the English tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Lestey
Noel Coward
Jonathan Cape
Lesley
Coward
Mr Lesley
Erich Maria Remarque
Coward biography as hero worship and amateur craft
A review of Lesley’s Noel Coward biography argues it reads as hero worship rather than critical biography. It notes vivid anecdotes and Coward quotations but faults its chronological structure and lack of detached career evaluation while praising personal recollections and wit.
Three Cheers for the Paraclete effects on Tito era partisans
A controversial historical novel set around Tito's partisans on Mus island, focusing on British officers recruited for a perilous medical mission. It follows Dr David Pelham and nurse Maya Javich through war’s moral collapses, prisoner exchanges, and brutal partisan actions amid a brutalized camera of a microcosm war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mus
Adriatic
Tito
Forest Office
Secres
Cleary
Pelham
Batman
Moya Javich
Gullett’s Battle of Bardia and War Experience Explored
In a portrait of Jo Gullett, the Melbourne author recounts his baptism at Bardia on January 3, 1941, with the 2/6th Infantry battalion. The piece traces his war service from North Africa to New Guinea and Europe, detailing frontline courage, camaraderie, and the toll of combat on soldiers and a future Australian politician.
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Jn Gullett
Bardia
2/6th
Canberra
Ivor Hele
Gullett
Brockley
Flanders
Gallipoli
Salvation Army
Geelong Grammar
Lagoon
Queensland
Jo Gullete
Australia
Fenson
Jo Gullett
New Guinea
Palestine
North
Africa
Greece
Europe
Gullet
Australian Staff College
Minle
Nothing Easy in This World Aids July Montgomery Tale
David Rhodes presents Nothing Easy in This World a long discursive novel about July Montgomery's youth in Sharon Springs New York and Philadelphia. July escapes tragedy to live by a railroad under a bridge and works selling newspapers while entangled with a stolen racket. He falls in love faces rejection and dreams, then returns with a true love to Sharon Springs only to be struck by further tragedy before finally moving forward as urged by his aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
July
Montgomery Ts
Sharon Springs
Lews
Philadelphia
Tarn House Mystery Entwines Inheritance And Dark Secrets
Rose Brock discovers Tarn House harboring secrets as Lancie Wales inherits Crab Harbour. She faces suspicion from six residents, a hostile reception from Evan Grandel, and a looming medical need for her terminally ill father. Attorney Garth Holcomb alters the course when Lancie confides her fears and hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surounco
Rose Brock
Harrap
Lancie Wales
Danger
Lancie
Crab Harbour
Tarn House
Evan Grandel
Garth Holcomb
Rama Gaaind
The Collector Offer Details and Pricing
The note advertises subscriptions to The Collector with a $18 price for a full year and a $4 option for a lighter offer. It mentions a Rochester address and a March 2 deadline for money orders or cheques, with delivery details for subscribers.
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