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Women Travelers on the Nile: An Anthology

Deborah Manley

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Women travelers in Egypt in the nineteenth century saw aspects of the country unseen by their male...

Raphael

Claudio Strinati

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A large- format, beautifully illustrated volume on the life and works of Raphael - Raffaello Sanzio...

Awix (3310 KP) rated Black Widow (2021) in Movies

Jul 10, 2021

Oh, Disney have deigned to finally release another Marvel movie: clearly we are all expected in the cinema. Nth MCU entry is a solid, mid-table variation on the formula; does the usual thing of taking interesting, distinctive talents like Johansson, Pugh, and Shortland and using them to produce something very much of a muchness with previous instalments.

Considering it's Johansson's name above the title, she's less prominent than you might expect - but the supporting cast are such good value it's hard to quibble with this (it's also quite clear that one of the film's functions is to establish Florence Pugh as 'Black Widow 2' for future Marvel projects). Good action, interestingly gritty tone, not very much in the way of plot, decent jokes - reliably entertaining stuff from the world's most consistent franchise production line.

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Lonely Planet Best of Italy

Lonely Planet, Cristian Bonetto, Duncan Garwood and Abigail Blasi

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Best of Italy is your...

Lonely Planet Italy

Lonely Planet, Cristian Bonetto, Kerry Christiani and Abigail Blasi

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Italy is your passport to...

Sarah (7798 KP) rated Three Things About Elsie in Books

Dec 26, 2018

Three Things About Elsie

Joanna Cannon | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

8.1

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A heartwarming read

My manager gave me this book to try out as she really enjoyed it, and as it turns out I really enjoyed it too, despite never having heard of it before.

This is a very heartwarming and slightly poignant tale of Florence and her past, seen through the eyes of a number of different characters. The plot itself is interesting and very written, it gets very confused at times - but then considering Florence’s mental state, this is kind of the point. It’s a very easy read and one that keeps you gripped. The ending itself for me wasn’t entirely unpredictable, probably because I’ve read too many books myself, but despite this it was still a very satisfying ending. This is an excellent venture into old age, dementia and memory and a very good read.