LESSONS
A few selected extracts from LESSONS by Ian McEwan.
Tag: borrowed words
French Braid
I have just read French Braid, the latest novel by Anne Tyler. Her creative work, wonderfully observant and ‘seemingly’ understated, never fails to move me.
Our graffiti bench
This wooden bench came from Walnut Grove by the River Tay and is now at home in Mossgrove garden, Bridge of Allan. It will become, over weeks, months and years … Continue reading Our graffiti bench
Marginalia
Peter’s short films on marginalia [please click on each image to play a different film]
“A place with no quotation marks”
In childhood I was considered by my teachers as a “backward reader” and a child without promise. In adulthood I became a voracious reader interested in just about any narrative. … Continue reading “A place with no quotation marks”
‘On My Radar’
In last week’s Sunday Observer, the actress Fiona Shaw, explained why George Saunders latest book is on her ‘radar’: I agree with Fiona Shaw, ‘A Swim in the Pond in … Continue reading ‘On My Radar’
‘even their stories keep changing’
A few passages from “Stories We Tell Ourselves” by Richard Holloway: