October 2017 - BookBlast® Official

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Gael Elton Mayo Spain Around Us 1954 BookBlast® Estates

October 29, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Gael Elton Mayo (1921-92) journalist, writer and artist, first wrote a column while living in Spain in the 1950s for The Spanish-American Courier. This piece came out in April 1954. Madrid is a small town, […]

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The Madeleine Project Clara Beaudoux Review

October 20, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast reviews The Madeleine Project: Uncovering a Parisian Life by Clara Beaudoux, translated from the French by Alison Anderson. “I’d been drifting from one studio apartment to another for several years already. I didn’t feel […]

Clara Beaudoux Author Interview

October 20, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Clara Beaudoux, author Clara Beaudoux, tell us a bit about yourself; where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Paris. What sorts of books […]

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Michael Wise New Vessel Press USA Interview

October 17, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Michael Wise, New Vessel Press, New York Michael Wise, tell us a bit about yourself. Are (were) your parents great readers? I’ve enjoyed reading since I was a child — yes, my […]

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Green Lion Henrietta Rose-Innes Review

October 15, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast reviews The Green Lion by South African author, Henrietta Rose-Innes. In the popular imagination, Africa is one great big game reserve where man can hunt to his heart’s content, relishing the thrill of the […]

Henrietta Rose-Innes Author Interview

October 12, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Henrietta Rose-Innes, author Henrietta Rose-Innes, tell us a bit about your childhood years. Where were you born, and where did you grow up? Born and bred in Cape Town, under Table Mountain. […]

As a God Might Be Neil Griffiths Review

October 10, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Book Blast review of As a God Might Be, an ambitious novel by Neil Griffiths. “What was the grand plan? Build a clifftop church and then hurry away back to London when it was finished? […]