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Neale Lucas
Oct 22, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the impressive debut novel, THE BOOK OF ECHOES by Rosanna Amaka. It has a publication date of 27th...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 17, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the excellent NORMA by Sofi Oksanan. Now this one is really interesting and I had never heard of it...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 13, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day come from KINNARA by Kevin Asbro. KINNARA In Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 11, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day again comes from SACRED HUNGER by Barry Unsworth. QUIXOTIC ADJECTIVE extremely idealistic; unrealistic and...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 8, 20192 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from THE HOARDER by Jess Kidd. SAINT GOBNAIT Saint Gobnait, also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat or Abigail or...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 6, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the fabulous THINGS IN JARS by Jess Kidd, which has just usurped HIMSELF, Jess Kidd's debut novel, as my...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 5, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the delightful THINGS IN JARS by the delightful Jess Kidd. CRUET A cruet, also called a caster, is a small...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 4, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the utterly amazing HIMSELF by Jess Kidd. DOLMEN A dolmen is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb,...
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Neale Lucas
Oct 2, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from Florence Nightingale's famous quote. DREIDEL [ˈdreɪd(ə)l] NOUNdreidels (plural noun) · dreidl (noun) ·...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 30, 20192 min read
THE WORD OF THE DAY.
As I am reading SACRED HUNGER by Barry Unsworth, the word of the day has to do with slavery. However there are three words, and the...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 29, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from SACRED HUNGER by Barry Unsworth. CALABASH NOUN calabashes (plural noun) · calabash tree (noun) · calabash...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 28, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day comes from THE MINOTAUR'S SON & OTHER WILD TALES by Kevin Ansbro. EQUERRY NOUN equerries (plural noun) an officer of...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 22, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardine Evaristo, which is shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize. PIPETTE NOUN...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 14, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day comes from THE TESTAMENTS by Margaret Atwood, which is shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize. CARTE BLANCHE NOUN...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 9, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The word of the day come from THE NICKEL BOYS by Colson Whitehead. MALAPROPISM NOUN malapropisms (plural noun) · malaprop (noun) ·...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 8, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day comes from COLOMBIANO by Rusty Young. AGUARDIENTE NOUN a distilled liquor resembling brandy, especially as made in...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 5, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day come from GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernadine Evaristo. This novel is shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize. SAMIZDAT...
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Neale Lucas
Sep 3, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The word of the day comes from THE MAN WHO SAW EVERYTHING by Deborah Levy. ARABESQUE NOUN ballet a posture in which one leg is extended...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 25, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
The word of the day comes from LANNY by MAX PORTER. CREPUSCULAR ADJECTIVE resembling or relating to twilight. synonyms: indistinct ·...
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Neale Lucas
Aug 19, 20191 min read
WORD OF THE DAY.
Seeing as you are the only one who reads this Nat, this one is for you. APLOMB NOUN self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a...
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