Category Archives: Alan Hollinghurst

‘The Sparsholt Affair’ Alan Hollinghurst

Posted on December 24, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

  Released in 1944 as part of the effort to boost morale, ‘The Happy Breed’ is the epitomy of the heartwarming English film: it tells the story of a typical working class family between the wars, headed by Celia Johnson … Continue reading →

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No beauty: Alan Hollinghurst’s covers.

Posted on November 5, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

Although never one of my favourite authors (too ponderous, too mannered – I didn’t even finish his last, ‘The Stranger’s Child’) I’m currently reading Alan Hollinghurst’s ‘The Sparshalt Affair’ and, in a cosy Sunday afternoon manner, I’m quite enjoying it. However, … Continue reading →

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Hot milk, hot!

Posted on August 6, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

A quick roundup of my books of the year, so far… I couldn’t have been more pleased to see Deborah Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ on this year’s Booker Prize long list. It’s a mesmerising, psychological tale of mothers and daughters and … Continue reading →

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