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52×52 The CTH

Refreshing my memory as to how to be good.

DelJanuary 28, 2018

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52×52 The Dry

So far, so good. 2017 CWA Gold Dagger winner.

DelJanuary 14, 2018

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52×52 The Blind Assassin

Seeking comfort and pleasure in an old favourite.

DelJanuary 6, 2018

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Es gab nie …

Fascinating background info for the novel and by far the most interesting book I've read of late.

DelDecember 31, 2017

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Hi Ho Silver!

More to William Tell than the Lone Ranger and bolts through apples.

DelDecember 26, 2017

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What Happened in Vienna Jack?

Rollicking good yarn, so far, but can it sustain the pace?

DelDecember 24, 2017

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Puccini

In memory of Puccini who was born on this day in 1858.

DelDecember 22, 2017

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Anemoia

I'm suffering from anemoia, and I'm not alone. Yearning to belong to the Vienna coffee house literati or mingling with the Rive Gauche set.

DelDecember 17, 2017

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An Auspicious Date

16th December and we're celebrating the birthdays of Beethoven, Arthur C Clarke and Jane Austen. It is also the anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.

DelDecember 16, 2017

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Goodnight Vienna

“Pert breasts” and “steely eyes” languish in sub-plots that go nowhere ...

DelDecember 16, 2017

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Robert Browning

Coincidence? Margaret Atwood, Robert Browning and Childe Roland. In memory of Robert Browning (7th May 1812 to 12th December 1889).

DelDecember 12, 2017

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New Boy

Tough assignment but beautifully executed.

DelDecember 9, 2017

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What Happened to the Corbetts

Poignant and charming in an old-fashioned sort of way.

DelDecember 2, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 30

THE END

DelNovember 30, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 29

A few more characters added for authenticity.

DelNovember 29, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 28

The inspiration for Otto's childhood home.

DelNovember 28, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 27

And the epilogue brings the novel to a close.

DelNovember 27, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 26

RIP Dmitri Hvorostovsky 16.10.1962 - 22.11.2017

DelNovember 26, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 25

With five days to go, I've hit the target:-)

DelNovember 25, 2017

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NaNoWriMo Day 24

A few pix from a fascinating tour around the Vienna State Opera House. The highlight was watching the stage being set for tonight's opera. All good research for the novel!

DelNovember 24, 2017