Reviews: Fred Covins |
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"At the Evening
News we have a file as thick as an elephant's elbow on
Fred." |
Worcester Evening News |
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""Fred has a
wickedly acute eye when it comes to studying
character." |
Midland Times |
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"Fred has more
than a touch of Swift's 'savage
indignation'." |
Warwickshire & Worcestershire Life |
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"An ardent lover
of nature and the countryside." |
Warwickshire & Worcestershire Life |
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"Full marks,
Fred." |
The Times |
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"Fred's vivid
tales skilfully evoked." |
Books & Bookmen |
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"Fred paints vivid
verbal scenes." |
Berrows Journal |
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"...the arch
individualist." |
Berrows Journal |
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"Life with the
Covins is always a busy affair." |
The Birmingham Post |
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"Fred has that
rare talent for anthropomorphising animals in a way that conveys a coherent and
recognisable character without denying them the diversity of their natural
instincts." |
Midland Times |
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"A many talented
man, an internationally recognised film and theatre photographer, an artist, a
lover and restorer of ceramics and a writer of considerable
repute." |
Midland Times |
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"Fred weaves a
wealth of detail into his writing and his learning never appears
pedantic." |
The Sunday Press |
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"Fred brings
history to life." |
Evening Herald |
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"A gentle giant,
whose deceptively relaxed manner masks his anger at bullying
bureaucracy." |
Warwickshire & Worcestershire Life |
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"Fred's whole
personal attitude to life is based on the belief that there is a purpose to
everything - death as well as life - even if we cannot always fully understand
it." |
Berrows Journal |
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"Fred has filled
most every waking hour with something creative...he has written, photographed,
drawn, painted and restored ceramics." |
Peterborough News |
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"Fred's vocabulary
is advanced and sophisticated, the stories exciting...I laughed
aloud." |
The Teacher |
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"Fred's books
stand apart from the run-of-the-mill children's books." |
Berrows Journal |
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"A classic writer
in the making." |
The Lady |
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