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Andrew Cheffings was born on a small working farm on the Lincolnshire Marsh. The local culture he was born into was coming to an end. His Grandfather still spoke N. Lincolnshire dialect and had a store of stories, aurally transmitted through the generations. Evenings with him were often spent sharing these stories. Life on the farm had its difficulties. And in recent memory there had been a time when every winter was spent digging long trenches by hand, right across wide, heavy clay fields, back and forth, right through the day, in order to drain the water-logged earth. Andrew's stories reflect the experiences of growing up in a challenging local culture which was coming to its end, but was also rich in stories and traditions. And into thes ...more

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New Novel Out Soon

The reason my reading list has several Marseille-themed books on it at the moment is that I am working hard on the finishing touches of a new novel with a French-English mm queer romantic theme, which I hope to launch at the end of January 2026. Things were going according to plan until the project-manager had to pull out for personal, life-related reasons, leaving everything rather up-in-the-air. Read more of this blog post »

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The Lost Sailors

by Jean-Claude Izzo

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Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian (Goodreads Author)

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The Aramaic Jesus Book of Days: Forty Days of Contemplation and Revelation (Wisdom of the Aramaic Jesus)

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Andrew Cheffings rated a book it was amazing Solea by Jean-Claude Izzo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The conclusion of Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseille Trilogy is as chilling as I feared it would be. It is a warning about what is happening to society as organised crime embeds ever more deeply into the mainstream economy and mainstream politics. But it i ...more
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Andrew Cheffings rated a book it was amazing Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction by Jean-Claude Izzo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a beautiful book. I loved it so much I started re-reading it as soon as I finished it. It is really poetic and deeply human. I think I could keep it on my bedside table and dip in whenever I needed inspiration in life.
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This is a beautiful book. I loved it so much I started re-reading it as soon as I finished it. It is really poetic and deeply human. I think I could keep it on my bedside table and dip in whenever I needed inspiration in life.
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Andrew Cheffings rated a book it was amazing Chourmo by Jean-Claude Izzo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There is something deeply Zen about these Marseille Noir novels of Jean-Claude Izzo. They are deeply humanist. They let go of metaphysics and dualism. But they allow space for mystery and wonder. The void is not empty. It is full of joy.
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There is something deeply Zen about these Marseille Noir novels of Jean-Claude Izzo. They are deeply humanist. They let go of metaphysics and dualism. But they allow space for mystery and wonder. The void is not empty. It is full of joy.
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Really not an easy read, for several reasons. But it lingers. It challenges. It twists things around a bit. Long chapters with no paragraphs, and no punctuation are hard at the best of times but when they are also full of violently charged emotion, th ...more
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