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An account of my visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia
August 12th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
I’ve been catching up with the pacing on my website of accounts of my recent ravels overseas. Last year, I had a fascinating trip to the Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. These three nations have a common 20th century history as parts of the former Soviet Union and are all modestly-sized countries with small populations […]
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An account of my tour of Namibia
August 8th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
Last year, I had a fascinating trip to spectacular Namibia, but I’ve only just got around to pulling all my blog postings on the journey into a single narrative. You can access my story here.
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Fifth five-star review for my latest book “Rennie & River”
August 5th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
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An account of my recent trip to Pakistan
August 4th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
When I went on a two-week trip to Pakistan in April, I posted reports on my blog every couple of days. I’ve now pulled all these postings together into a single narrative with a bit of extra material. You can read it here.
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Another five star review for my latest book
July 15th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
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A third five-star review for my new book “Rennie & River: Tales From Two Courts”
July 1st, 2024 by Roger Darlington
“This book is written expertly with great skill about every day people who like all of us have a history and a story.With great talent and altruism this master communicator makes us reflect, smile and wince at the vicissitudes of life.I highly recommend this thoughtful book to all and sundry and look forward to Darlington’s […]
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How can one obtain a revealing interview?
June 23rd, 2024 by Roger Darlington
In this weekend’s “Observer” newspaper, there’s a long and revealing interview by Charlotte Edwards of the Leader of the Labour Party, soon to be Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. It reminded me of when I was interviewed as a Parliamentary candidate and of when recently I conducted a series of interviews of staff and residents in […]
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A review of my new book “Rennie & River: Tales From Two Courts”
June 13th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
“What fascinating stories emerge from 2 small 1970s blocks of flats on the South Bank! Roger Darlington has selected colourful threads from the life tapestries of 40 of those living or working in the buildings. With great technical skill, he shares these memories from the extraordinarily wide-ranging group of individuals, with life stories spanning the […]
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The first review of my latest book
May 31st, 2024 by Roger Darlington
My new book – “Rennie & River: Tales From Two Courts” – has just had its first review. The reviewer concludes: “The real strength of this book – and it is an excellent, stimulating read, into which the reader can dip at their leisure – lies in the concept itself which is quite brilliant; its […]
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My latest book is a set of revealing portraits of 40 fascinating individuals who all live in the same little corner of central London
May 28th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
I hope that you will buy the book (just £4.99), read it, and review it. Many thanks. It’s available now on Amazon:
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