Not so new addiction XI

Jan 29, 2021 By Alison Leslie Gold in Personal 2 Comments

The Small House in Allington by Anthony Trollope

Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré

Lemon Red by Cralan Kelder

Sometimes you have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh by Leslie Brody

Call for the Dead by John le Carre

Department of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Troubles by J.G.Farrell

Short Stories of J.G. Chesterton by J.G. Chesterton

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome k. Jerome

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Sex Death Enlightenment by Mark Matousek

Wandering Jew: The Search for Joseph Roth by Dennis Marks

Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma

The End of the Century by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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Alice
Feb 10, 2021 @ 02:20

What a mix of subject matter! Another wonderful list to mull over. Thanks.

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- Alison Leslie Gold
  Aug 03, 2021 @ 18:45
  
  Thanks, dear Alice!
  
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