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I’ve just finished reading Ransom by David Malouf. I bought it after reading a review by Eileen Battersby in the Irish Times in November last year. It was fantastic. It instilled that conflict that comes only when reading a story that demands my full attention; with a third of book left I wanted to finish it, [...] We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ~ Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900), Lady Windermere’s Fan, 1892, Act III Last night at around 8pm I turned a corner and there staring right back at me was The Hunter, Orion. I was facing south and at an elevation of about 30 [...] John Jacob Turnstile survived. For 48 days he and his companions have been trying to navigate unfamiliar seas in an effort to get to Timor and safety. Their fate dictated by treacherous mutineers. They finally arrived, starving, dehydrated and exhausted. Through their ordeal they were guided by probably the best navigator and chart maker of [...] |
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