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Month: August 2016

August 30, 2016

Brensham Village by John Moore

Reviewed by Simon Brensham Village, the latest volume from the Slightly Foxed Editions series that I love so dearly, is a sort of sequel…

August 30, 2016

The Revelations of Carey Ravine by Debra Daley

Reviewed by Helen Skinner There was always a good chance that I was going to love The Revelations of Carey Ravine. A book which has…

August 25, 2016

Dear Diary… Diaries in Fiction

Written by Charlotte Duff Since approximately the age of ten, I have tried to keep a diary. In fact, almost every Christmas I have…

August 25, 2016

The Voices Within by Charles Fernyhough

Reviewed by Anne Goodwin ‘Yeah, I put that in, surely!’ I laughed when I heard myself saying this the other morning as I stowed my…

August 25, 2016

The Girls by Emma Cline

Reviewed by Annabel I received a proof copy of The Girls about six months ago, and even back then it was being plugged as this summer’s…

Two Gentlemen on the Beach
August 24, 2016

Two Gentlemen on the Beach by Michael Köhlmeier

Translated by Ruth Martin Reviewed by Victoria Who knew that Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill were great friends? I had no idea before reading…

August 23, 2016

Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre

Translated by Frank Wynne Reviewed by Annabel In the UK, Lemaitre has been best-known for his ‘Brigade Criminelle’ trilogy of novels featuring the detective…

August 23, 2016

Black Water by Louise Doughty

Reviewed by Victoria Louise Doughty is probably best known for her novel, Apple Tree Yard, which was a huge hit back in 2013. It told…

August 23, 2016

Tide by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Reviewed by Terence Jagger I live close to the tidal Thames, and often walk by the sea – and have never quite understood the…

August 23, 2016

The Long Weekend by Adrian Tinniswood

Reviewed by Harriet This gorgeous book is subtitled ‘Life in the English Country House Between the Wars’, and certainly that is part of its…

But What If We’re Wrong?
August 22, 2016

But What If We’re Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman

Reviewed by Simon How many non-fiction books do you come across which combine literature, music, television, sports, science, and aliens? Not that many, I’m…

August 20, 2016

Spotlight on Young Adult Fiction – Summer 2016

Selected by Jenny and Memory It’s summer, and the cups of your trusty YA correspondents runneth over. We know we led you to believe…

August 18, 2016

Fell by Jenn Ashworth

Reviewed by Simon The title of Jenn Ashworth’s fourth novel could mean any number of things – or, indeed, all of them. The first…

August 18, 2016

A Hero in France by Alan Furst

Reviewed by Annabel It’s been some years since I read an Alan Furst novel, although I own up to having a shelf-full of them….

August 18, 2016

The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Translated by Dora O’Brien Reviewed by Karen Langley Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky is best known in the west for his novels Crime and Punishment,…

August 18, 2016

The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain

Reviewed by Harriet ‘You have to be like Switzerland,’ Gustav’s mother tells him. ‘You have to hold yourself together and be courageous, stay separate…

The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson
August 18, 2016

The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson

Reviewed by Harriet Is there no end to these amazing novelists who appeared to have sunk without trace and are now being revived for…

August 18, 2016

Slade House by David Mitchell

Paperback review by Anna Hollingsworth The door pulls my palm up against it. It’s warm…And as it swings inwards, the hinges shriek like brakes……

August 18, 2016

Paradise Lodge by Nina Stibbe

Reviewed by Annabel In Nina (of Love, Nina) Stibbe’s first semi-autobiographical novel Man at the Helm (reviewed here) we were introduced to the Vogel family. In it, the…

August 18, 2016

In the Month of the Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäck

Reviewed by Harriet Last year I read and loved Cecila Ekbäck’s debut novel, Wolf Winter – you can see my review here and my interview with Cecilia…

August 17, 2016

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North

Reviewed by Harriet Cluff did not stir. Nor did Wright. Wright gripped the curtain, his arm raised, frozen in the beginning of motion. The…

August 17, 2016

The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

Reviewed by Alice Farrant A relationship with death, or the prospect of it, is like being a member of a horrible club because to…

August 17, 2016

The Sinking Admiral by Members of the Detection Club, ed. Simon Brett

Reviewed by Elaine Simpson-Long In 1932 Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers collaborated with other writers, including G K Chesterton and Ronald Knox, Freeman…

August 16, 2016

Chains of Sand by Jemma Wayne

Reviewed by Isobel Blackthorn A work of contemporary fiction, Chains of Sand by Jemma Wayne is a timely and important portrayal of a realm of Middle…

August 16, 2016

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Reviewed by Gill Davies This is a gripping read – one of those suspense novels that you don’t want to put aside to do…

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