January 19, 2016 The Long Room by Francesca Kay Reviewed by Harriet A gripping story of obsession and spies set in eighties London. So says the blurb on the back of this truly…
January 14, 2016 Death is a Welcome Guest by Louise Welsh Paperback review by Annabel Most trilogies are strictly sequential, one volume carrying on from another. Louise Welsh’s ‘Plague Times’ trilogy is slightly different (so…
January 14, 2016 Asking For It by Louise O’Neill Reviewed by Annabel O’Neill’s first novel, Only Ever Yours, published in 2014, won a host of prizes in her native Ireland. Aimed at older…
January 12, 2016 Performing King Lear by Jonathan Croall Reviewed by Harriet The role of King Lear is seen today as the ultimate challenge for the classical actor, the one that provides the…
