FiveBooks Newsletter 69

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

FiveBooks at TheBrowser

Don't miss today's interview with literature professor [5]John Sutherland on
Victorian fiction. He picks five classic novels of the era, and explains
just why Dickens wrote two endings for Great Expectations.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction

Also on the site last week, chef [6]Samantha Clark sings the praises of
Spanish and Moorish cooking, writer [7]Eva Hoffman discusses her favourite
memoirs, and [8]Peg Tyre sets out what every parent needs to know about
their child's education.
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child

Next week, historian Norman Stone talks about Turkish history, theatre
critic Charles Isherwood considers Broadway, and more. Thanks for following!

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[9]Claudia Sadowski-Smith on Border Stories
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/claudia-sadowski-smith-on-border-stories

Monday October 10

National borders are fertile territory for fiction, says the immigration
expert. She recommends five novels about migration and border crossings, and
explains why the US-Mexico border is an open wound [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/claudia-sadowski-smith-on-border-stories

[11]Peg Tyre on Educating Your Child
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child

Tuesday October 11

The education writer says many parents don’t understand how children learn
and so don’t know what to look for in a school. She recommends five books to
bring parents up to speed [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child

[13]Eva Hoffman on Memoirs
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs

Wednesday October 12

To tell your own story is to confront and construct your deepest sense of
self. The author of _Lost in Translation_ tells us about five striking
memoirs of identity, dislocation and belonging [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs

[15]Samantha Clark on Spanish and Moorish Cooking
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking

Thursday October 13

The chef tells us about the camper van trip to Morocco that inspired her
award-winning restaurant Moro, and why we should all get acquainted with
_chicharrones_ [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking

[17]John Sutherland on Victorian Fiction
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction

Friday October 14

The professor of English literature tells us about his favourite novels in a
golden era for fiction, and the dilemma, still with us today, that led
Dickens to write two different endings for _Great Expectations_
[18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction

[19]The Man Who Sailed His House
Links:
19. http://b.rw/ouSBK9

Michael Paterniti | GQ | 13 October 2011

Two days after the Japanese tsunami, rescue workers made an extraordinary
discovery. The roof of a house floating nine miles out at sea. With its
owner sitting on top of it. This is Hiromitsu Shinkawa's remarkable tale of
survival [20]More like this
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/best