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The Bird of Night by Susan Hill

21/08/2020

When I was a teenager studying for my ‘A’-levels, one of the English Literature set-texts was Waiting for Godot, and I struggled to understand it; particularly the relationship between Pozzo and Lucky. In case you’re not familiar with Beckett’s play, when they first appear Lucky has a rope around his neck, which Pozzo uses to … More The Bird of Night by Susan Hill

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I’m the King of the Castle by Susan Hill

03/07/2014

In my just-teens at school we read Lord of the Flies. My class was split roughly 50:50 into those who loved it and those who hated it.  It was an all-girls school so the division had nothing to do with gender. A straw poll of adults who read the book at the same age (my … More I’m the King of the Castle by Susan Hill

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