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M. Seymour
"amikeseymour"
(REAL NAME)
 
Helpful votes received on reviews: 88% (167 of 189)
Location: Europe
In My Own Words:
I'm 33 years old, English (I was born in Leeds in Yorkshire) though I now live in Bonn in Germany. I studied French and German and I now work in corporate language training trying to teach foreign managers how to speak English and interact with Anglo-Saxons. I work a lot but when I do have 'downtime' I love listening to music (I have very broad tastes), reading good detective novels, going to the … Read more
 

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Top Reviewer Ranking: 34,642 - Total Helpful Votes: 167 of 189
My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding
My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding
Have long had a soft spot, nay a secret lust, for Clare Balding even though I use the wrong bit of the library (her words not mine) and loved this book. But I was amazed at how similar Clare's childhood was to a Jilly Cooper novel.

I now wonder if Jilly Cooper is Clare's mum's pseudonym!! I used to think the riding and polo stuff in her novels was a bit OTT but I now know that it wasn't as I can't believe CB made any of this up. Did Jilly base some of her characters on CB's family and business I wonder?

Was very moved at CB's account of breaking down ("my throat constricted") at the sight of a memorial plaque to the outward bounds instructor, who was sadly killed and… Read more
No Off Switch by Andy Kershaw
No Off Switch by Andy Kershaw
Really good autobiography. Full of anecdote and insight and honesty about the darker episodes in his life. I was growing up in Leeds at the same time as AK was there, though younger and not a student but I went to a lot of the gigs he went to, listened to him on the radio, recognised the characters he described etc. I defy anyone who likes music and recognises a passionate individual not to enjoy this book. Really really brilliant read.
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy) by Peter May
The Blackhouse (Lewis Trilogy) by Peter May
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, 30 Jan 2013
I had never heard of the author but bought the first two novels on spec and am really glad I did. Besides the whodunnit element there is a lot of detail about life in the Hebrides. Have been gifting them to all and sundry ever since.
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