Max Beerbohm, A Christmas Garland
Review by Rob Spence The early years of the twentieth century are fascinating for literary historians. The giants of the nineteenth century were gone, and their replacements were, to say…
Telenovela by Gonzalo C. Garcia
Review by Victoria Best The telenovela is a uniquely Latin American creation. It began as the radionovela, a drama told in episodes of 15 minutes that was broadcast during the…
Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris
Reviewed by Harriet Anyone who’s ever read (or watched) Pride and Prejudice will know that Mrs Collins is Elizabeth’s ‘intimate’ friend Charlotte Lucas, ‘a sensible, intelligent young woman, about twenty-seven’….
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, by Rosalind Brackenbury
Review by Helen Parry One of the great mysteries of recent literary history is the relative obscurity of Rosalind Brackenbury. Although her work is extremely good, although she is still…
Letters from an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss
Reviewed by Lory Widmer Hess When I close a book I’ve been living in, I often feel bereft. It’s as if I’ve been watching a master juggler, who abruptly vanishes….
Motherland, by Julia Ioffe
Review by Karen Langley Russia is a county which has had innumerable books written about its history, whether from its earliest times, or more particularly from the period of its…