Saved for a Purpose

In the usual scheme of things, I can’t say that I’m the biggest advocate of the ‘divine intervention’ concept. However, in this case, I make an exception. Confronted with scenes of intense and unrelenting oppression, so many of us choose to switch off, to avoid the uncomfortable. After all, there is nothing that we canContinue reading “Saved for a Purpose”

Savvy Book – The Undertaking

Consumed this World War Two themed novel, Audrey Magee’s ‘The Undertaking’, in one sitting! Beautifully written, although the author is a little over-fond of the verb ‘said’. Still, at least it doesn’t read like a piece of student coursework, with the over-contrived use of every single synonym for ‘said’ in existence. On finishing the novel (whichContinue reading “Savvy Book – The Undertaking”