Book review: In Memoriam, Alice Winn
It’s hard to believe that In Memoriam is Alice Winn’s debut. Her undeniable gift for prose and storytelling has created[…]
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Book review: Long Island, Colm Tóibín
Long Island is a sequel that was long time coming. Author Colm Tóibín published Brooklyn in 2009, and it was[…]
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Book review: The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout
In The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout has created another exquistely memorable character who will stay with you long[…]
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Book review: All Among the Barley, Melissa Harrison
All Among the Barley isn’t quite the story you expect. Melissa Harrison’s book is indeed a coming-of-age story set in[…]
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Book Review: The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist is the story of Macon Leary, a travel writer who hates travel. The books he writes are[…]
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Book review: Knife, Salman Rushdie
Knife is an unusual read. In part, a harrowing and emotional retelling of the attempted murder of its author, Salman[…]
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Book review: Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart
Young Mungo doesn’t have an easy life. On the book jacket, Douglas Stuart’s novel is described by The Observer’s critic[…]
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Book review: Old God’s Time, Sebastian Barry
Old God’s Time is an extraordinary book, not least because it was not at all what I expected it to[…]
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