Tag Archives: Pat Barker

Phillip Rock, “The Passing Bells”

Posted on October 11, 2013 by carolwallace

Here’s a book I’ve had on my shelves for thirty years. It’s survived purge after purge because I remembered enjoying it so much the first time I read it. But it wasn’t until I saw that Phillip Rock’s The Passing … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Sayers, “Whose Body?”

Posted on February 6, 2009 by carolwallace

I went to Columbia to watch the Inauguration.  They had a Jumbotron below the steps of Low Library and as we all stood there in the brilliant snowy cold listening to Obama’s speech, the bells at Riverside Church began to … Continue reading →

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Pat Barker, “Life Class”

Posted on December 21, 2008 by carolwallace

I’m glad I don’t live in Pat Barker’s head.  If we accept that what a writer puts on the page is  tiny fraction of his or her mental furniture, Barker’s thoughts are full of the gruesome sights and sounds and … Continue reading →

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