Billiards at Half-Past Nine

Billiards at Half-Past Nine | Heinrich Boll

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Just these two this week, I‘ve been so busy at work. My nights mainly consisted of cooking, watching Masterchef Australia and on to bed.

Howeber, I managed another #1001books and I adored Sea Wife.

Cinfhen

TrishB Considering we can‘t go anywhere, life does seem very busy! 4y

Cinfhen Do u try to replicate any of the recipes??? 4y

Cinfhen Got your email/ reply upcoming xx 4y

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BarbaraBB @TrishB haha you‘re so right! it does! We‘re growing into such silly people šš 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen No I don‘t though I do try to remember some techniques! 4y

KarenUK I‘m definitely adding sea wife to my TBRšš‘¨ 4y

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BarbaraBB

Billiards at Half-Past Nine | Heinrich Boll

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Many different narrators tell what happens one day in post-war Germany when a father, his son, and their families meet. All narrators share memories of their recent past, a dark one for all. It comes together nicely in the end but nothing can be interpreted separately from WWII and its lasting effects on these three generations. #1001books

Liz_M I didn't particularly like his Katharina Blum, but you make this one sound so interesting! 4y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M It is an interesting book, that atmosphere of Germany in the 1950s. 4y

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Billiards at Half Past Nine (UK) | Heinrich Boll

This was my first experience of Nobel Prize winner Heinrich BĆ¶ll and he's now one of my favourite authors. The complexity of his narrative as it shifts in time and perspective is matched only by the depth of his characters and his profound insights into human nature. #nine #NovemberByTheNumbers

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