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November 17, 2020

The Book Lover’s Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums by Gary Wigglesworth

Reviewed by Annabel Gary Wigglesworth’s twitter feed was something of a godsend on Tuesday evenings during furlough earlier this summer. The former bookseller who…

Expectation anna hope
July 9, 2020

Expectation by Anna Hope

Review by Max Dunbar Looking back at her hard living past, singer Florence Welch writes in Vogue: I wonder if my young self would be…

Anne Tyler Redhead by the Side of the road
May 7, 2020

Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

Review by Ann Maybe as much as twenty years ago I remember a librarian colleague at the University where I was then working saying…

Camilla Bruce You Let Me In
May 5, 2020

You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce

Review by Hayley Anderton You Let Me In is Camilla Bruce’s debut novel, and it marks her out as an author to watch. It…

Andrea Camilleri sect of angels
March 19, 2019

The Sect Of Angels by Andrea Camilleri

Translated by Stephen Sartarelli Reviewed by Gill Davies In addition to the Inspector Montalbano novels, best known to English readers from the TV adaptations…

January 25, 2018

Ice by Anna Kavan

Reviewed by Karen Langley Ice has come a long way since its first publication by its champion, Peter Owen, in 1968. My initial encounter with…

August 29, 2017

Patchinko by Min Jin Lee

Review by Gill Davies Patchinko is a very different novel from Min Jin Lee’s earlier Free Food for Millionaires, which I reviewed here. It…

Caught in the Revolution by Helen Rappaport
October 13, 2016

Caught in the Revolution by Helen Rappaport

Reviewed by Rob Spence We seem to have a glut of popular historians at the moment. Simon Schama, Tom Holland, Peter Frankopan, Lara Feigel,…

July 30, 2015

The Moor by William Atkins

Reviewed by Christine Harding The moors of his childhood gave William Atkins a lifelong passion for moorlands, and in this book he travels through…

October 6, 2014

Monique Roffey – A Profile

By Victoria Best Monique Roffey has been on a creative roll for the best part of a decade and has seen her work rise…

October 6, 2014

The Eds Discuss: Book Covers

By the Shiny New Books Editors Never mind the old saw, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, how important IS cover design, bearing…

October 1, 2014

Hild by Nicola Griffith

Reviewed by Helen That night she dreamt Fursey was talking to Hereswith. It’s what women do: weave the web, pull the strings, herd into the…

An Episode of Sparrows
April 24, 2014

An Episode of Sparrows and The Dark Horse by Rumer Godden

Reviewed by Harriet Devine Rumer Godden is a remarkable writer, and far less well known today than she deserves to be. So, Virago’s decision…

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