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Just Finished "The Heart in Winter"by Kevin Barry

I had been meaning to chance one of his his a while, you'd often hear him on radio 1 and the like, but this was my first of his.

It didn't disappoint. It's a Western set in Montana. All the main protagonists are from mining villages around the Beara Peninsula who emigrated to work the mines in the old west.

It's a bit of a love story, a pair of lovers go on the run to get to San Fran and a bunch of Nasty Cornish Gunmen are on their tail.

The female Character in particular I thought was great. She had a very recognisable fatalistic streak but was suitablty pragmatic (for a star crossed lover on the run).

Very funny book with some good writing. Well worth a spin
 
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The Battle for God, by Karen Armstrong.

A history of the 3 Abrahamic faiths, their impact on their societies, and the difference and interaction between ideas in each faith.

Brilliantly written and utterly fascinating imho.

Part 2, which I've not read yet is about how the fundamentalism in each faith has come about..
 
The order of the day - Eric Vuillard 8/10

Quick and interesting read 8/10


Winner of the 2017 Prix Goncourt Eric Vuillard's gripping novel The Order of the Day tells the story of the pivotal meetings which took place between the European powers in the run-up to World War Two. What emerges is a fascinating and incredibly moving account of failed diplomacy, broken relationships, and the catastrophic momentum which led to conflict.

Tied in nicely today with this

and in a related way i’m reading “east west street”. it’s about two of the lawyers from the nuremberg who studied at the same college under the same professors but didn’t know each other. one came up with the concept of “genocide” and the other “crimes against humanity”. it’s set against the backdrop of phillippe sands researching his family history. it’s very good so far.

phillippe sands did that one “tunnel 29”. i think it was mentioned a few pages back. it’s about a tunnel from east to west berlin.

he did a bbc doc on it too. excellent stuff.
 
and in a related way i’m reading “east west street”. it’s about two of the lawyers from the nuremberg who studied at the same college under the same professors but didn’t know each other. one came up with the concept of “genocide” and the other “crimes against humanity”. it’s set against the backdrop of phillippe sands researching his family history. it’s very good so far.

phillippe sands did that one “tunnel 29”. i think it was mentioned a few pages back. it’s about a tunnel from east to west berlin.

he did a bbc doc on it too. excellent stuff.
one of the best books I have ever read.

I don't think Sands was Tunnel 29 though.

He did the Rat Line about Nazis escaping after the war and the families they left behind. Another cracker of a non fiction book

Sands is also very likely the person who will try Putin if the Hague ever get a hold of him. Fascinating guy
 
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one of the best books I have ever read.

I don't think Sands was Tunnel 29 though.

He did the Rat Line about Nazis escaping after the war and the families they left behind. Another cracker of a non fiction book

Sands is also very likely the person who will try Putin if the Hague ever get a hold of him. Fascinating guy

good shout. he did the rat line.
 
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