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Fiorella Files Episode 34-Graham Greene, The Unquiet Daughter and Ceremony of Innocence The Unquiet Daughter – Danielle Flood This bestselling memoir tells the story of a little girl growing up with a beautiful but abusive French-Vietnamese mother, Danielle’s long quest to unravel the mystery of her father’s identity and her attempts to be reconciled with him. But this is not yet another example of misery lit – it is a […]

Selfie: How the West became Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us – Will Storr Is social media turning us into a society of raging narcissists? Did the road to self-obsession start centuries ago? Read Will Storr’s book in which he asks how the West Became Self-Obsessed, searches in some bizarre places and fails to find any answers. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen Journey back to the elegant world […]

The Abolition of Liberty: The Decline of Order and Justice in England – Peter Hitchens Is law and order breaking down in modern England? Are we all going to hell in a handcart? Peter Hitchens discusses everything from the decline of the police force to the case for capital punishment. Well, this book will certainly provoke a few much-needed conversations… Utopia – Thomas More A great book by a great […]

Diary of a Bookseller – Shaun Blythell What is it like being an independent bookseller in an age of online sales and Kindle? This book paints an intimate portrait of a secondhand bookshop, its beleaguered proprietor, his nutcase assistant who has an unfortunate obsession with fishing food out of skips, the grieving widows selling off their spouses’ book collections and the colourful array of customers who haunt the hallowed shelves […]