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…
March 28, 2019 Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art & Artists by Marina Warner Review by Helen Parry Although Marina Warner is perhaps best known (and deservedly) for her magnificent work on fairy tales, she has long been…
June 5, 2018 The Sing of the Shore, by Lucy Wood Review by Helen Parry I have been a fan of Lucy Wood’s writing since reading her début collection of short stories, Diving Belles, and…
November 28, 2017 La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust, Volume I, by Philip Pullman Reviewed by Helen Parry First of all, is it as good as everyone says it is? Yes, it really is. The plot is compelling…
September 7, 2017 The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, by Theodora Goss Reviewed by Helen Parry I’m very fond of Theodora Goss’s short stories, so when I saw that she was publishing a novel I was…
July 11, 2017 Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s by Anne Sebba Reviewed by Helen Parry Among the many people Anne Sebba interviewed for this book was the playwright Jean-Claude Grumberg. During the German occupation of…
May 17, 2017 Q&A with Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes Helen: Hello Anne! Let me first say that I was bowled over by Les Parisiennes – it’s a real tour de force of narrative…
April 18, 2017 A House in Flanders, by Michael Jenkins Reviewed by Helen Parry In the extreme northern part of France lies the plain of Flanders, a great fertile expanse rolling inland from the…
