After 10 years of Book Club challenges based on a specific year of publication, Karen and Simon chose 1925 for their 10th anniversary edition. I had a few options and found out some local history, …| Market Garden Reader
1 post published by MarketGardenReader/IntegratedExpat during October 2025| Market Garden Reader
Short story recommendations and collections on my TBR for the #ShortStorySeptember blogging challenge. Also includes tips for finding new short stories online, including translated stories from man…| Market Garden Reader
In my book, September is always sunny enough to be considered summer, so I will shamelessly continue reading my #20BooksOfSummer2025 for an extra month. What with a holiday, a jungle of a garden to…| Market Garden Reader
The Echo Dies by Roger Teichmann leaves plenty of food for thought and philosophical discussion about moral issues regarding loyalty, memory and forgetfulness, response to grief, the point of living, and suicide. Not for those who like the ending to be clear and conclusive. However, the interesting plot and relatable characters make this an enjoyable read for those of a less philosophical bent.| Market Garden Reader
Imagine an ambulance crew who decided they wouldn’t go to help a casualty because they’d seen one too many people injuring themselves because of drinking too much. It doesn’t seem likely. Yet compa…| Market Garden Reader
2 posts published by MarketGardenReader/IntegratedExpat during April 2025| Market Garden Reader
Plans for 20 Books of Summer? What plans? Have I stuck to my original list? Yes and no. Am I as far as I’d like to be? No. I’m well on my way, but I haven’t read any of my own physical books yet, so my shelf’s just as full. What’s more, our new holiday plans require a rethink. 1001 books, reading the world, July in Paris; I want to read them all.| Market Garden Reader
“Maybe nectarines are just peaches in drag. Smooth. Magnificent.” This book has stuck with me far more than I’d expected and was an enjoyable reading experience. Some parts resonated more than others of course. I was looking to learn more about sensory issues and there was plenty about that, though not all of the stories/essays focus on that. This is a very readable memoir of an American childhood, taking the senses as inspiration for many of the stories. It would be a useful introducti...| Market Garden Reader
Several of my friends were enthusiastic about this book, as was a Guardian review. Then I saw Raynor Winn interviewed by Kate Humble as she walked a section of the South West Coast Path. The scenery is stunning, though the section with Ray was simply walking through some trees. She spoke of healing through walking and as a walker, I knew this was a book I really wanted to read. I was delighted to find it in a secondhand shop in Nijmegen. I wasn’t disappointed.| Market Garden Reader
Weird climate fiction descends into horror in Argentinian author Michel Nieva's 2023 novel Dengue Boy, translated from Spanish by Rahul Bery. The subtitle could be 'Revenge of the mutant human mosquito' and it's not for the faint-hearted. This is magical realism taken to the limit.| Market Garden Reader
What seems a simple story of a WWII partisan fighter sheltering in an undamaged house contains hidden depths and interesting language. He considers the futility and depravity of war, but cannot hel…| Market Garden Reader
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On 5 July 2025 an Observer article broke the scandal surrounding Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, starting with the accusation that they were using pseudonyms to cover up her embezzlement of thous…| Market Garden Reader
