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Anil’s Ghost – Michael Ondaatje
Anil’s Ghost – Michael Ondaatje – 2000 Reviewed by: Geoffrey Fox Date: 6 April 2001 Terror to combat terror. Those who interfere with the killing will be killed, preferably in an exemplary manner. Your...
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The English Patient – Michael Ondaatje
The English Patient – Michael Ondaatje – 1992 Reviewed by: Agustín Vidaller Date: 18 May 2003 I found the book before the film was released. It was a most pleasurable and certainly surprising reading. I had ...
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Handwriting: Poems – Michael Ondaatje
Handwriting: Poems – Michael Ondaatje – 1998 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 2 December 2002 Here in Canada the name Michael Ondaatje elicits homage, and his readers are a dedicated, faithful lot. This year, his 19...
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The Great Victorian Collection – Brian Moore
The Great Victorian Collection – Brian Moore – 1975 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 20 January 2003 This book is a dream come true… Literally! Anthony Maloney is assistant professor of history at McGi...
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Black Robe – Brian Moore
Reviewed by: Dave Date: 20 February 2002 “Heart of Darkness” in North American snow. Discussing Black Robe, the author said: “…I’d never written a book like this before. I didn’...
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The Magician’s Wife – Brian Moore
The Magician’s Wife – Brian Moore – 1997 Reviewed by: D.W. Cymbalisty Date: 30 July 2001 I feel that in this instance the great writer Brian Moore faltered just a bit. He consistently served up 5-star ...
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The Statement – Brian Moore
The Statement – Brian Moore – 1995 Reviewed by: D.W. Cymbalisty Date: 21 August 2001 The setting is southern France, 1989. Pierre Brossard is a man on the run for his life. For over 40 years he has been in h...
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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes – Brian Moore
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes – Brian Moore – 1981 Reviewed by: Dave Cymbalisty Date: 11 November 2001 I love how Moore flings us headlong into the abrupt mid-action opening sentences of this story… ...
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The Emperor of Ice Cream – Brian Moore
The Emperor of Ice Cream – Brian Moore – 1965 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 2 December 2002 Not surprising for those familiar with Moore’s novels, he comes storming out of the gates with a lighthearted sort ...
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey – Brian Moore
The Luck of Ginger Coffey – Brian Moore – 1960 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 7 January 2001 I truly love this book. In it, Brian Moore explores one man’s heroic attempt to shift position in the world. Ginger...
