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S.P. Moss

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Flying and travel are in Susan Moss's blood – she visited four of the world's continents before starting school. She read avidly and wrote determinedly in between plotting to become a spy and building brother-proof camps.

She studied Psychology at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking part in some interesting experiments in parapsychology as well as playing trumpet in a Big Band.

A chance meeting in an Austrian ski hut resulted in more travel – this time to Germany, where she now lives in a small town outside Frankfurt with her husband and son.

She still makes use of her trumpet-playing, spying and camp-building skills in her busy life as an author, 
mother and freelance marketing consultant.

The Al-Eden Emergency is the third in S.P. Moss's serie
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S.P. Moss The inspiration for "Trouble in Teutonia" came from an old chum of Grandpop's who I am in touch with who flew Photo Reconnaissance Meteors in the 1950…moreThe inspiration for "Trouble in Teutonia" came from an old chum of Grandpop's who I am in touch with who flew Photo Reconnaissance Meteors in the 1950s in Germany. Luckily, he's a writer too, so I could pinch and pilfer many of his experiences for my story. He also acted as my technical advisor.

In addition, living in Germany, many local sights and landmarks inspired me. I found the name "Krautwurst" on a gravestone, for example.(less)
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Trouble in Teutonia

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The Bother in Burmeon

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The Al-Eden Emergency

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Brooklands Aviation Day

If a "kerosene-fuelled day of aviation antics and activities" takes your fancy, it would be jolly good to see you at Brooklands on Sunday 22nd September.

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WHEN PILOTS WEREN'T ON AUTOMATIC

Author S.P. Moss presents children’s retro-style adventure series at Brooklands Museum Aviation Day

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Flesh by David Szalay
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I don’t read much contemporary fiction as I prefer 20th century writers, but something drew me to this novel. On balance, I’m glad I read it, but think I’ll go back in time again for my next book.

My heart sank as I started the book - present tense, r
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A Simpler Life by The School of Life
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I have a few of the School of Life’s books, and, as I’ve come to expect, this one is beautifully produced and a pleasure to read. Not just from the content, but from the haptic qualities too.

It’s full of wise words, confirming what you already know i
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The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf
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A completely original novel. Weird, in a good way (I think), but not terribly easy to follow or read.

It’s the story of a woman artist called Ellen, who is prone to euphoric, manic episodes. Ellen refers to these as “radiances” and when overcome by o
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Attensity! by The Friends of Attention
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This was one of those books that I had high hopes for. It started well, but I soon got rather bogged down and irritated by the way it's written. I probably should have paid more attention to the sub-title. I worked in brands and advertising and both ...more
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The Rack by A.E. Ellis
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“The Rack” is a long and involving novel, covering much of the same territory as “The Magic Mountain.” Both are set in an Alpine TB sanitorium and follow the story of a hapless young man whose stay lengthens from weeks to months to years. But “The Ra ...more
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Infantilised by Keith J. Hayward
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This is a long and ambitious book (although the last 25% on my Kindle is acknowledgements, an extensive list of sources and an index). It’s not particularly easy to read on Kindle because of the many quotes and references.

“Infantilised” is an accoun
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Gabriel's Moon by William  Boyd
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“Gabriel’s Moon” is the tale of an insomniac travel writer who inadvertently becomes a spy. The book is set in the early 1960s and has a great sense of time and place - from London to Spain to the Congo. I always enjoy the way that Boyd skillfully we ...more
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The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
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Kitty Fane is a rather frivolous, outgoing would-be socialite who marries in haste, for all the wrong reasons. Her husband, Walter, is a shy boffin-type who works as a bacteriologist out in Hong Kong. The pair are ill-matched and Kitty doesn’t give t ...more
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Bright Day by J.B. Priestley
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N.B: 5 stars for the novel, 1 star for the Kindle formatting

“Bright Day” is an exceptional novel, a sort of archaeology or even geology of the soul, as earlier layers of ourselves surface once more in response to sights, sound and smells from the pas
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Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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I read “Marking Time”, Book 2 in the series 4 months ago and it felt like it was time for another dose of Cazalets.

“Confusion” covers the war period from 1942 up to VE Day May 1945. The girl cousins are in their late teens at the outset and this boo
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