Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life

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The café over the road

Mrs Levy's Daughter and Other Stories #31

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Apr 24, 2026
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Shepherds Bush Market, by Terry Freedman
Shepherds Bush Market, by Terry Freedman

One of the cafés I like to go to is called The Goldhawk — presumably because it’s on the Goldhawk Road, and just downstairs from Goldhawk Road station. Although Shepherds Bush market is in Shepherds Bush, and has a station called Shepherds Bush Market1, I sometimes alight at Goldhawk Road instead. Why? Because my p…

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