Recently finished reading Tove Jansson's The True Deceiver. A cool, mysterious, deceptive (appropriately) novel. The writing is beautiful in an unflashy way - an almost glacial surface (hard not to reach for those Nordic metaphors), troubling undercurrents, piquant details. I was captivated by the sense of place, the winter which never seems to end, the …
Month: June 2011
cardew upon avon
There are many reasons to visit Bath: for the Austen connection, for the Georgian architecture, for the Roman baths and the new swanky spa, or, regrettably, as a hen party destination. But yesterday, the best reason to be in Bath was the Cardew connection - a day devoted to the radical composer Cornelius Cardew, as …
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