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Book Review: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
My rating: 4 of 5 starsI almost never read the reviews of others before writing my own review. I don’t want to be coloured by the opinions of others and reviews are, always, merely our opinions turned into judgements. There’s no point me writing a review then if I’m just going to parrot the views […]
Book Review: The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read Bates’ ‘Love For Lydia‘ last year and was not especially entranced by either the writing or the whole raison d’etre of the story. Rich people being boringly melodramatic doesn’t fill me with a great deal of sympathy for the characters, to be honest. ‘The Darling Buds of […]
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Tag Archives: Pohela Boishakh
A busy Bangla month!
My goodness the last few weeks have been crazy! After the successful launch of my book ‘The Old Man on the Beach’, soaring to #1 on Amazon for Kindle books and to #31 for paperback books a few days later, … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, community, Culture, Life
Tagged Bangladesh, Bangladeshi communities, LAMB, NTV, Pohela Boishakh, speaking events
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Shubho Nobo Borsho 1421 – on missing Bangladesh
Yesterday was New Year’s Day in Bangladesh – Nobo Borsho as it is called. Shubho means lucky or happy so my title is literally Happy New Year! This is the traditional greeting for Bangladeshis around the world at this time. Of course, many don’t pay much … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Culture, Life
Tagged Bangladesh, LAMB, New Year's Day, Pohela Boishakh
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Minipost 6 – In the Land of the Blind, the one-eyed man is king…
I’m delighted that over the last few days I’ve actually managed to unpack my books and, more importantly, my Tabla and Sitar. After six months in the UK and failing to purchase or borrow either (despite many attempts to … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Culture
Tagged Bangladesh, culture, LAMB, Pohela Boishakh, Sitar, Tabla
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