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Sophia Waugh
A thoughtful tale but not a novel
Sophia Waugh reviews <I>Elizabeth Finch</I>, by Julian Barnes
julian barnes has always looked more like a french philosopher than an english novelist. with his latest novel, elizabeth finch, about an ex...
Christmas books for children
"christmas won’t be christmas without any presents", grumbled jo, lying on the rug.” the opening of little women has had children nodding in...
A Catholic education
Today’s key Catholic schools attract diverse, multi-faith students who benefit from a principled way of learning. By Sophia Waugh
my father did not choose to send his four children to a catholic school, or even a boarding school. while our cousins trotted off to amplefo...
A home without a heart
Evelyn Waugh’s idyllic Somerset house is for sale again. It appears to have lost its soul, says <I>Sophia Waugh</I>
in 1956 the writer evelyn waugh bought a handsome house in the shadow of the quantock hills for £7,500. made of red sandstone, like the red ...
Too clever by half
A heavy-going return by the Patrick Melrose author.
double blind, edward st aubyn £20, 239 pages, harvill secker ________ the opening of edward st aubyn’s new novel, double blind , is as beaut...
Too clever by half
A heavy-going return by the Patrick Melrose author. <I>Sophia Waugh</I> reviews Edward St Aubyn's <I>Double Blind</I>
the opening of edward st aubyn’s new novel, double blind , is as beautiful as it is unexpected. francis is taking a walk near his cottage, n...
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