There were very mixed reactions to ‘The noise of time’ by Julian Barnes. The book is about Shostakovich but the structure isn’t a straightforward narrative. It takes 3 episodes in his life when brushes with ‘Power’ brought crisis and reflection Read More …
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Book Review – Tangerine
Tangerine is the debut novel of Christine Mangan. The story unfolds from the viewpoints of Alice and Lucy both of whom prove to be unreliable narrators but for very different reasons. They had developed a deep friendship at university but Read More …
Current awareness/alerting service – KnowledgeShare
KnowledgeShare is a service we subscribe to. Created by Brighton and Sussex NHS Library, it is a personalised targeted current awareness/alerting service. The system takes the profile settings for each registered member (we ask you to complete a registration Read More …
Videos on Medical statistics
Check out these videos ‘Understanding research evidence’ from McMasters University – covering a range of medical statistics.
Book Review – Transcription
Very mixed views on ‘Transcription’ – some really enjoyed it, others found it slow and dull – ‘Le Carre Lite’ seemed to be the best description. Set largely between two time periods we are introduced to Juliet. In 1940 she Read More …
Book Review – Wise children
Wise children by Angela Carter is largely told as a long set reminiscences by Dora Chance – looking back over a career in music hall with her twin sister Nora (one of many sets of twins) and tempestuous family relationships. Read More …
Book Review – The Allegations
‘The Allegations’ engendered mixed feelings – it was funny, and the writing was good, and certainly for the first half it was a good read but then it started to drag. It contrasts the fortunes of two men – friends Read More …
Book Review: – The Last of Us
I think all of us felt this was not a book we would have chosen to read (it was a little grim in places!), but we all ‘enjoyed’ it. ‘The Last of Us’ is set in the Western Isles in Read More …
Book Review: – Shadows in heaven
Apologies to fans of Nadine Dorries but we were united in feeling that ‘Shadows in heaven’ had not left us with an inclination to read more of her books. It was an easy read (although the huge cast of characters Read More …
Book Review: – The history of bees
The history of bees is an interesting and ambitious book that generated a lot of discussion ranging from family relationships and the expectations parents put on their children to the current decline of the bee population and the environmental challenge Read More …
Book Review: – The Dry
Jane Harper’s debut novel was enjoyed by all – generally regarded as a real page turner – a quick read. Luke Hadler, his wife and child are found brutally murdered, and the assumption in the town is murder/suicide. Aaron Read More …
Book Review: – A gentleman in Moscow
Towling’s tale of an aristocrat, Count Alexander Rostov, sentenced to indefinite house arrest in the Metropol Hotel in Moscow after the Revolution was generally enjoyed. It is a beautifully written charming , whimsical fairytale of a story but some of Read More …