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Reading the past in Turkey

As I mentioned in my last post, about the perils of leaving your computer unattended for too long, we spent our summer holiday in Turkey this year. One of the books I took with me was The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. I’d like to say this was a carefully considered choice on my …

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Posted byMarian Dougan29 September 201216 July 2014Posted inBooksTags: Achilles, Antalya, Books, Orange Prize, The Song of Achilles, Thetis mosaic, Turkey2 Comments on Reading the past in Turkey

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