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The Literary Corner is a place to discuss your favourite books and authors and to add your own poems and stories.
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Girls of Riyadh
by New Gal » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:53 pm
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Bought it 7pm yesterday and had finished it by 10.30, fab book, would highly recommend it although it does enforce cynicism in the 'love' myth. Right up my street! LOVED it and you know I never caps...
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Author: Rajaa Alsanea
Synopsis: This book provides an inside peek into a hidden world: four young women navigate the narrow straits between love, desire and Islamic tradition. Every week after...
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Last post by New Gal
Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:01 pm
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Ahdaf Soueif - The Map Of Love
by New Gal » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:42 am
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How well you prescribe Jane!
This book is the perfect antidote to my restlessness, started it lastnight and I am engrossed by it.
Brought it with me on my morning commute, now I just have to figure...
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:13 pm
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A thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
by Aromagician » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:06 pm
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This was a great book. Written by a writer from Afghanistan, to highlight the events and struggles of the people there.
Starting with the life of a girl who is born as a harami a ******* daughter to...
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I also thought it was slow to start with but it does get better :)
Yeah, I agree. I think I started reading it 3 or 4 times but once I got into it - FANTASTIC, really not to be missed. Though I do...
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Last post by WelshStudent
Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:16 am
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Guantanamo Boy
by New Gal » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:05 pm
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by Anna Perera...
Started it a few days ago, not the world's best written book but very dark and disturbing.
Centers around a 15 year old boy Khalid, who is kidnapped in Pakistan whilst visiting...
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Struggling with this too, its not as engaging as you would think and hope...
Loved the Yacobian Building though, fab
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Last post by New Gal
Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:46 pm
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Books that shaped your childhood
by WelshStudent » Sat May 30, 2009 7:21 pm
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I was out buying a birthday present for my cousin's daughter earlier - I got her 'The Magic Faraway Tree' by Enid Blyton...and I wondered what were THE books that you loved as a child? Which ones...
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Jane - you are the only person I have come across who knows The Family From One End Street.
I didn't list all my favourinte childhood books but you've pretty much done it for me, and I've still got...
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Last post by Jane Akshar
Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:11 am
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Novels you can read over and over...
by WelshStudent » Sun May 24, 2009 10:21 pm
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Inspired by New Gals post on films you can watch again and again - last night when I picked up my extremely battered copy of Lord of the Rings I wondered - what are your most battered and well read...
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i love those little history books - shire books, very thin - sort of pocket histories - got quite a few of them
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Last post by DawnBev
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:40 pm
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Writing Competition 2009 - no 1
by HEPZIBAH » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:00 pm
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I have decided to open the New Year with another Writing Competition.
Subject:
Dear.................. A letter to my favourite Egyptian personality.
As we all have to write letters at some point...
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The deadline for entries has now closed.
We've had 216 views to date to this thread but sadly only 2 entries - thank you to them for having the enthusiasm to submit their letters.
Please see the...
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Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:17 pm
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