Golden Hill

“A tour de force … alive with tantalising twists and turns … Dazzlingly written.” (The Sunday Times, Novel of the Year)

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Sex in the City

Warning. Today’s post has sexual content that may be offensive to some readers.

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The Fourth Way

There was a post about Colet House about four years ago so I expect you remember it.

Gloves Off

I remember a BBC documentary about Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, broadcast in the last century. It was deferential and dull.

Soft Power

Seems like yesterday but it was five years ago, January 2016, when I wrote about Soft Power.

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Some Corner of a Foreign Field

When PG Wodehouse was interned in 1940 he had a long and uncomfortable journey to Upper Silesia, spending five weeks in the fort at Huy, a place better viewed from the outside. You will be curious about Huy and may not be quite sure where it is or how to pronounce it.