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Month: February 2019

bethan roberts graceland
February 28, 2019

Graceland by Bethan Roberts

Reviewed by Annabel When I saw that Bethan Roberts’s new book had Elvis on the cover, I was instantly intrigued. Having followed Bethan’s career…

Death of Murat Idrissi Tommy wieringa
February 28, 2019

The Death of Murat Idrissi by Tommy Weiringa

Translated by Sam Garrett Review by Alice Farrant Two venturesome women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong…

To kill the truth sam bourne
February 26, 2019

To Kill the Truth by Sam Bourne

Review by Rob Spence We live in an age of fake news, propagated by politicians, celebrities and media organisations. Perhaps we always have –…

February 21, 2019

Europe: A Natural History by Tim Flannery

Review by Peter Reason A natural history, Tim Flannery tells us, encompasses both the natural and the human worlds. This book attends to three…

With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix
February 19, 2019

With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix

Reviewed by Annabel Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize in 2018 this book, which is full of wisdom and compassion, was one of the…

The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes
February 19, 2019

The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes

Review by Rob Spence This remarkably compelling memoir is, surprisingly, the first prose publication of George Szirtes, one of our most distinguished poets. At…

I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche
February 14, 2019

I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux

Review by Max Dunbar Alpha males in print tend to be omega males in real life. Friedrich Nietzsche was not rich during his lifetime….

February 12, 2019

Learning to Die: Wisdom in the Age of Climate Crisis by Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky

Review by Peter Reason I am not sure how I came across this book; I think I followed a link on Twitter. It appealed…

Slow Motion Ghosts by Jeff Noon
February 12, 2019

Slow Motion Ghosts by Jeff Noon

Reviewed by Annabel I first discovered Jeff Noon’s weird take on our world when his debut novel Vurt was picked up by a major publisher after…

The Lost Man by Jane Harper
February 7, 2019

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Reviewed by Annabel I’ll say it up front, Jane Harper’s third novel, The Lost Man, was totally unputdownable! Not having read her first two,…

Real Enid Blyton Cohen
February 7, 2019

The Real Enid Blyton by Nadia Cohen

Reviewed by Elaine Simpson-Long When I was a little girl I used to receive the latest Famous Five book by Enid Blyton every Christmas….

No Place to Lay One's Head by Francoise Frenkel
February 5, 2019

No Place to Lay One’s Head by Francoise Frenkel

Translated by Stephanie Smee Reviewed by Harriet When I was first offered this book for review, I turned it down, for reasons that are…

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