January 30, 2015 Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Reviewed by Susan Osborne Set in 1977, Everything I Never Told You is the story of a family whose oldest daughter disappears one night. A few…
January 26, 2015 Some Here Among Us by Peter Walker Reviewed by Susan Osborne New Zealand writer Peter Walker’s third novel is surprisingly slim given the amount of ground it covers, taking its central…
January 20, 2015 Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss Paperback review by Susan Osborne Eagle-eyed readers already familiar with Sarah Moss’s work may recognise one of the characters in her new novel. May…
October 24, 2014 Orfeo by Richard Powers Reviewed by Susan Osborne This is the first year that the Man Booker Prize has been opened up to include entries from the U.S.A….
October 9, 2014 Mãn by Kim Thuy Translated by Sheila Frischman Reviewed by Susan Osborne This slim, very beautiful novel is a love story, a work of aching nostalgia and a…
July 8, 2014 Sworn Virgin by Elvira Dones Translated by Clarissa Botsford Reviewed by Susan Osborne Reading fiction in translation offers us a glimpse into different worlds, cultures that we can never experience…
