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Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

by Melanie Gay in Arts

oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]

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  • Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

    September 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

    oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]

Sport

  • Saturday TV sport

    September 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

    My aspiration of a whole day as a couch potato sipping a Desperado lager was destroyed by the six-hour disappearance of our cat Maisie. As I was the last to see her when I [...]

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  • Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

    September 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

    oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]

World Affairs

  • Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

    September 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

    oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]

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  • Classic Movies/Sky Arts

    September 6, 2024 // 0 Comments

    This series, presented by Ian Nathan, has returned. No Dr Bonnie Greer, but instead a young American critic and film historian Christina Newland.  Neil Norman is also a [...]

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  • Jamaica Inn/Daphne du Maurier

    September 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

    oAfter reading non-fiction it was a pleasure to return to a Daphne du Maurier novel I had not read. Jamaica Inn showcases Daphne du Maurer’s ability as a writer: she can [...]

Restaurant reviews

  • A la Colthard/Crab & Lobster (Sidlesham)

    July 16, 2024 // 0 Comments

    Yesterday I arranged lunch with an old friend – a scion of the advertising industry who is well used to fashionable London restaurants. So I was slightly apprehensive [...]