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…
April 3, 2018 Diary of a Bipolar Explorer by Lucy Newlyn Reviewed by Jean Morris This is both useful and beautiful. Lucy Newlyn, recently retired Oxford professor of English literature, author of a lovely book,…
April 23, 2015 Tregian’s Ground by Anne Cuneo Translated from the French by Roland Glasser and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. Reviewed by Jean Morris The year is 1649 or thereabouts. In a verdant…
January 15, 2015 A Man of His Word by Imma Monsó Translated from the Catalan by Maruxa Relaño and Martha Tennent Reviewed by Jean Morris I wonder if my daughter will forget the image of…
October 6, 2014 House of Ashes by Monique Roffey Reviewed by Jean Morris Had I not so much enjoyed Monique Roffey’s previous novels, each one more than the last, I’m not sure I’d…
July 18, 2014 Over the Ocean by Erica Fischer Translated by Andrew Brown Reviewed by Jean Morris The media were full of the D-Day commemorations as I read this book – stories of…
