October 11, 2016 Do Not Say we Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Reviewed by Karen Heenan-Davies June 1989. After months of student-led demonstrations in Beijing the Government sends in the troops. Tanks roll down the streets…
January 21, 2016 The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien Reviewed by Karen Heenan-Davies When Edna O’Brien released her memoir Country Girl in 2012, there was intense speculation that this would be her swansong. She is after…
July 15, 2014 And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Reviewed by Karen Heenan-Davies Expectations ran high in the run-up to the publication of Khaled Hosseini’s latest novel And the Mountains Echoed. Could he emulate…
April 17, 2014 Harvest by Jim Crace Reviewed by Karen Heenan-Davies …. rain or shine, the earth abides, the land endures, the soil will persevere for ever and a day. Taken in…