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Audio book reviews March 2018
A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch – audio book cover from http://www.audible.co.uk Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie narrated by Tania Rodrigues This is a retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone… the conflict between family and tradition and the legal requirements of the … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, books, Literature
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Audio Book Reviews February 2018
This blog was originally aimed primarily at people with VI but I am delighted to have received a positive response from sighted people who enjoy audio books. One of the advantages of audio, is that you can listen while doing other … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, Australian fiction, books, Communication, Gothic, Japan, Literature, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Audiobooks, books, Reviews
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Reviews (audio books, tv, movies, audio described theatre, and anything else that crops up)
In the 5 or more years my sight has deteriorated further new technology has improved beyond our wildest dreams. Nowadays all I need is an iPad, a mobile phone and a smart tv to access most of the things I … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, books, Communication, Literature, Reviews
Tagged Audiobooks, books
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Another Visit to the Barber
Early Photographic Studio Photography and the Influence of Photography on Impressionist Painting The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the University of Birmingham July 2017, Insight Programme More than three years ago I wrote about the Insight programme run by the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birmingham, Communication, Education, low vision
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Audio books to the rescue
The first weeks of 2017 brought Trump, Brexit and, for me, an emergency heart procedure. Thanks again to the dedicated staff of the NHS and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Thanks too to family and friends for love, company and food. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, Birmingham, Health, Literature
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Audio Favourites 2016
(All books downloaded on subscription from Audible UK.) According to Audible UK I have listened to 32,787 minutes of books in 2016, bought 64 downloads, listened to 44 of them, my favourite category is fiction and my favourite day for … Continue reading
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Pear Chutney
Pear Chutney Autumn 2016 More than one hundred years ago, when the houses in my neighbourhood were built, I understand that each garden was planted with a fruit tree. Mostly the tree would be apple or pear. If the trees were … Continue reading
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