Memento Mori
An adventure of a lifetime

You probably only have to read one Muriel Spark novel to realise she doesn't hold human beings in very high esteem. Unless, perhaps, they are mad. She has a soft spot for mad women, as long as they are disruptive. As if this for her is the most adept and wise response to life. Momento Mori gathers t......more

A circle of elderly people in 1950's London are regularly phoned by a stranger who says only 'Remember, you must die,' before hanging up. There is Charmian whose popular novels are undergoing a resurgence of public interest. There is her husband, Godfrey Colston, the brewery magnate, now retired, wh......more

I see, I saw, I will see again those little old ladies and those little old gents in their little homes, their big homes, their differently sized homes that have often become traps, leaving them stranded from humanity, distances crossed less and less by the younger, by their families; I see, I saw,......more

Disclaimer: It has been quite a while since I've attempted a book review—not that anyone might have noticed—but if you should happen to stumble upon this particular review in the middle of the night or during one of your drunken internet adventures, please know that my critical faculties are rusty a......more

evet hepimiz yaşlanacağız. maalesef. ama yine de yaşlılarla ilgili gerçekleri konuşmamız gerek. yaşlılar bencildir. yaşlılar cimridir. yaşlılar minnoş değildir. yaşlılar çıkarcıdır. yaşlılar kıskançtır. ana babalarınız yaşlandıkça bunu göreceksiniz. dede korkut bunu deli dumrul’da çözüp anlatmış. ve ç......more