I arrived in France with Philip Pullmans The Secret Commonwealth (a library book), which I read with great pleasure. Pullman is such a good writer. Before the volumes of The Book of Dust, his new trilogy, started coming out, I hadnt read him in many years, but each time Ive picked up one of these new books, set in a beloved world, Ive felt like Im in such good hands. I remember being twelve or so and finishing His Dark Materials and simply being in awe. I was convinced I would never write...
Published on April 21, 2020 23:00