Posts Tagged as ‘Patrick Gale’

June 13, 2008

‘The Facts of Life’ by Patrick Gale

I’m normally a big fan of Gale’s work.  His ‘Rough Music’ has made it onto my all-time favourite book list, so when I saw this book on the shelves of my local Oxfam bookshop, I grabbed it.  It’s a big thick volume, and tells the story of one family, through three generations of trials and [...]

May 21, 2008

‘Rough Music’ by Patrick Gale

It’s always very satisfying when you find a totally ‘new’ author you’d never even heard of before, read one of their books and love it, because it opens up a whole new world of books to grab from the library or buy. And at this point I’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to [...]