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Month: May 2019

Lux Elizabeth Cook
May 30, 2019

Lux by Elizabeth Cook

Reviewed by Julie Barham This is an immensely profound book. It encompasses huge themes – birth and death, self imposed exile and imprisonment, the…

Doggerland ben smith
May 28, 2019

Doggerland by Ben Smith

Reviewed by Rebecca Foster There’s no sign of a decline in the popularity of dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction. If anything, it’s becoming even more…

Berg ann quin
May 23, 2019

Berg by Ann Quin

Review by Helen Parry Until a couple of months ago, I had never heard of Ann Quin. However, I then read that the independent…

isabella hammad the parisian
May 21, 2019

The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

Review by Anna Hollingsworth In the run-up to its publication, Isabella Hammad’s The Parisian was trumpeted as one of the most significant debuts of…

Way home mark boyle
May 21, 2019

The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology by Mark Boyle

Reviewed by Rebecca Foster It’s common practice nowadays, when publicizing a book review published in an online venue, to tag the author on social…

invisible women
May 16, 2019

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

Review by Liz Dexter I felt a little overwhelmed facing up to reviewing this book, as there have been many reviews published since it…

May 14, 2019

Five Fascinating Facts About… Daphne du Maurier

Compiled by Annabel Ali at her blog, Heavenali, is hosting Daphne du Maurier reading week from May 13-19, so we’re joining in. One:  Jamaica Inn, the…

baruch gnostic
May 14, 2019

The Book of Baruch by the Gnostic Justin, by Geoffrey Hill

Edited by Kenneth Haynes Reviewed by Rob Spence When Geoffrey Hill died in 2016, his monumental Broken Hierarchies: Poems 1952 -2012 was still fresh, its astonishing…

Little boy lawrence ferlinghetti
May 9, 2019

Little Boy by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Review by Karen Langley American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is perhaps more regularly acknowledged nowadays for his pivotal role in pioneering the Beat Generation; from…

horizon barry lopez
May 9, 2019

Horizon by Barry Lopez

Review by Peter Reason Barry Lopez is one of the greats of ‘nature writing’ (although he dislikes the term, as it seems do most…

May 7, 2019

The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

Review by Gill Davies The cover illustration for the book is an aerial view of a suburban street. A pattern of identical houses with…

So Much Longing edvard munch knausgaard
May 7, 2019

So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Translated by Ingvild Burkey Reviewed by Jean Morris This is a book for fans of Karl Ove Knausgaard who also love the work of…

Pajtim Statovci Crossing
May 2, 2019

Crossing by Pajtim Statovci

Translated by David Hackston Reviewed by Anna Hollingsworth Crossing is perhaps one of the vaguest book titles I have come across recently, especially given the…

Office of Gardens and Ponds
May 2, 2019

The Office of Gardens and Ponds by Didier Decoin

Translated by Euan Cameron Reviewed by Harriet In this magical novel, we are in Japan, many many years ago. The small, unremarkable village of…

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