Margaret R Kelly

Margaret R Kelly – Writer & Travelling Raconteur 

I write. I travel. I read. I learn. I dream and I live my dream.

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  • AND MRS ARBUTHNOT: PATRICIA FINEBERG STONER

    AND MRS ARBUTHNOT: PATRICIA FINEBERG STONER

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    GENRE: ROMCOM (?)/SATIRE  And Mrs Arbuthnot is at first glance, fluffy-light, whimsical and possibly based on Oscar Wilde’s character of the same name. It’s presented as a volume of twelve connected short stories about a difficult and temperamental woman and her interactions with the community of Gorehampton in West Sussex, and the frustrations of modern living.…

  • HERE ONE MOMENT: LIANE MORIARTY

    HERE ONE MOMENT: LIANE MORIARTY

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    Margaret Kelly
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    GENRE: CONTEMPORARY FICTION  I read ‘Here One Moment’ in about three days, even though the early stages of it were quite heavy-going and could perhaps, have been more concise. Stick with it and the rewards will be worthwhile.  It’s a departure from Moriarty’s usual chick-lit format but still showcases her excellent character-development talent with a…

  • BURIAL RITES: HANNAH KENT

    BURIAL RITES: HANNAH KENT

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    Margaret Kelly
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    GENRE : HISTORICAL FICTION In 1829, the last public execution in Iceland took place (you can still see the specially commissioned axe in the National Museum in Reykjavik). A man and a woman were beheaded for a murder committed on a remote farm. There being no prisons in Iceland, the condemned woman, Agnes Magnusdottir (great…