Zeba Clarke

60 Weeks 60 Books

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In about 60 weeks, I am going to hit 60 years. That’s a big number. It makes you think about what you have done, where you have been, what matters to you. My greatest passion has always been reading, whether that was listening to people read to me, or once I grasped the essentials, reading myself. So this year, I am going to talk about 60 books. I have chosen most of the books already, ten for each decade of my life. Some are classics, some are anything but classic, but I chose them because they shaped me in some way, had some form of lasting impact, and in many cases, are regular re-reads. I...

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Zeba Clarke

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Week 10: The Little White Horse 08.04.2023 10:11

JK Rowling is quoted on the cover of the most recent edition of The Little White Horse - and I can see just why she loved it. It is a charming book - in the old-fashioned sense of enchanting and putting a glamour on the reader. Set in early Victorian England, it is a lovely and encouraging book. I missed the strong Christian message as a child, but even on rereading it as an adult, I did not find...

Week 9 Harriet the Spy 01.04.2023 11:02

How characters and stories can consume us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 8 Ballet Shoes 25.03.2023 11:45

Ballet Shoes was published in June 1936 and is still one of the best depictions of how girls and women can navigate the world and gain independence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 7 Twelfth Night 18.03.2023 10:51

This week, in 60 Weeks 60 Books, I take a look at  Twelfth Night , where Shakespeare revisits the missing twins trope he first deployed in Comedy of Errors, and has his characters play one of the meanest pranks in drama on the hapless Malvolio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 6: The Castle of Adventure 11.03.2023 10:12

Remembering Enid Blyton's gift for giving children agency and excitement - and why reading bad books is not necessarily bad for the reader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 5 Paddington Abroad 04.03.2023 9:13

In which the reasons that Paddington is definitively the Best Bear in the World are explored, plus a little trip to the Biba shop in Kensington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 4 Where the Wild Things Are 24.02.2023 12:35

This episode includes a reading of Where the Wild Things Are - it may be frightening to some of a vulnerable disposition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 3: Winnie the Pooh 17.02.2023 11:31

Winnie the Pooh has sold millions of copies, been translated into 75 languages and analyzed by academics. But really, he's simply a very human Bear of Little Brain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 2 The Black Stallion 10.02.2023 10:33

Taking a look at Alec Ramsay, hero of The Black Stallion and how he helped me change my name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 1 Wind in the Willows 03.02.2023 12:34

How Wind in the Willows embodies England and what makes a home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.