Beowulf and Grendel takes you into a world of fable and myth, a world where men, larger than life, stride along the border of light and dark, beset by evil dreams and dark vengeance.
On the edge of …
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Beowulf and Grendel
March 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Tango!
March 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I've dreamed about dancing a Tango for years. Surely it can't be that hard to do?
Of course, I want to dance the Tango with a gorgeous partner and, after looking for so long at so many men dancing, …
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Midnight Youth, New Zealand’s hottest band is headed to Australia for tour
March 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Midnight Youth, my favorite New Zealand band has just announced their Australian tour dates. For us it is unusual to find a band that we all like, adults, kids and teens, but Midnight Youth meets …
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Jane Austen Follow On
March 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
How could I have missed this book before?
A long lost journal belonging to Jane Austen turns up in the basement of an old house. Remarkable in itself, but even more remarkable when, on reading, we …
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Rosemary Sutcliff
March 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Rosemary Sutcliff has always been a favourite of mine. I had a steady diet of her historical novels from the time I was 12 to when I was 15. Although many of her books were written for the younger …
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Ancient Roman Whodunnits
March 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
I enjoy detective novels and some of favourite detectives do their sleuthing in togas.
In this lens I've focused on four fictional detectives.
Whodunnits in Ancient Rome …
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