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Shirley Hazzard, The bay of noon (#BookReview)

December 15, 2024December 30, 2024 / Whispering Gums / 16 Comments

Shirley Hazzard's novella, The bay of noon, has been in my sights for a long time, but finally, this Novellas-in-November year, I managed to get it out of my sights and into my hands. It's the first of two novellas I read for the month, but the second to review. Such was my November (and … Continue reading Shirley Hazzard, The bay of noon (#BookReview)

Shirley Hazzard, The picnic (#Review, #1962 Club)

October 22, 2023October 17, 2024 / Whispering Gums / 25 Comments

As I have done for most "year" reading weeks*, I decided for 1962 to read a short story by an Australian author. I read two, in fact, and may post on the second one later. Today's story, though, is Shirley Hazzard's "The picnic" which I found in an anthology edited by Carmel Bird, The Penguin … Continue reading Shirley Hazzard, The picnic (#Review, #1962 Club)

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    Nice - the golden oldies, eh?

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    Thanks Davida - that first link took much longer this time than I usually do.

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