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Month: November 2018

Love is Blind by William Boyd
November 27, 2018

Love is Blind by William Boyd

Reviewed by Harriet Sebastian Faulks has called William Boyd ‘the finest storyteller of his generation’, and it’s hard to argue with that. The stories…

Nine Pints: A Journey through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George
November 27, 2018

Nine Pints: A Journey through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George

Reviewed by Rebecca Foster Rose George is the author of three previous wide-ranging nonfiction books, about refugees, human waste and foreign shipping. In Nine…

The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin
November 22, 2018

The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin

Reviewed by Harriet How Ivor would have loved being dead! It was a shame he was missing it all. First published in 1975, this…

If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
November 22, 2018

If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura

Translated by Eric Selland Reviewed by Anna Hollingsworth Who doesn’t deal with the devil every now and again? Or perhaps a god from your…

Under the Rock: The Poetry of a Place by Benjamin Myers
November 20, 2018

Under the Rock: The Poetry of a Place by Benjamin Myers

Reviewed by Rebecca Foster Benjamin Myers has been having a bit of a moment. In 2017 Bluemoose Books published his fifth novel, The Gallows…

Spinning silver naomi novik
November 20, 2018

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Reviewed by David Harris This was the first time I’d read a book by Novik. Her Temeraire series and Uprooted (reviewed for Shiny by Sakura here) have received lots…

The Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport
November 15, 2018

The Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport

Review by Karen Langley The fate of the last of the Romanov Tsars and his family has exerted a fascination over the public during…

Eye of the Shoal by Helen Scales
November 15, 2018

Eye of the Shoal by Helen Scales

Reviewed by Annabel In her third book, Helen Scales tuns her attention to another branch of the marine tree of life with each book….

Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
November 13, 2018

Early Riser by Jasper Fforde

Reviewed by David Harris Skinny Pete went to sleep, underfed and bonySkinny Pete went to sleep, and died a death so lonely. The enemy…

‘Broadsword Calling Danny Boy’: On Where Eagles Dare by Geoff Dyer
November 13, 2018

‘Broadsword Calling Danny Boy’: On Where Eagles Dare by Geoff Dyer

Reviewed by Annabel Being a child of the ’60s and ’70s, I grew up with thrillers. We read loads of them: my father still…

Bloody brilliant women cathy newman
November 8, 2018

Bloody Brilliant Women: Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses your History Teacher Forgot to Mention by Cathy Newman

Review by Liz Dexter Cathy Newman is one of Channel 4 News’ main studio presenters and specialises in investigative journalism, too. Here she brings…

November 8, 2018

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

Reviewed by Anna Hollingsworth What happens when the walls around someone collapse – in this case, both literally and metaphorically? One take is that…

The Flame by Leonard Cohen
November 6, 2018

The Flame by Leonard Cohen

Edited by Robert Faggen & Alexandra Pleshoyano Review by Rob Spence For a while in the mid sixties to the early seventies, the singer-songwriter…

November 6, 2018

Vanish in an Instant by Margaret Millar

Reviewed by Harriet Why had I never heard of Margaret Millar until I spotted this reprint by Pushkin Vertigo? Because, I suppose, she was…

November 1, 2018

The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal by Horatio Clare

Review by Peter Reason Reading the title of this book and seeing the book cover, the prospective reader might, as did I, expect a…

Murder by the Books Claire Harman
November 1, 2018

Murder By The Book by Claire Harman

Reviewed by Gill Davies Here is a real treat for readers interested in the sometimes hidden side of Victorian society and its relationship with…

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