Why The Silence of the Girls is Better than Circe
The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 features six books, two of which […]
European Literature
Sleepless Night by Margriet de Moor BOOK REVIEW
We are often told the right ways to love and be loved: what our expectations
A Devil Comes to Town by Paulo Maurensig BOOK REVIEW
As a reader, I’ve been harbouring an impatient lust for some quality contemporary writing which
The Office of Gardens and Ponds by Didier Decoin BOOK REVIEW
Translated from the French by Euan Cameron ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ is
The Goose Fritz by Sergei Lebedev BOOK REVIEW
There are two disparate aspects to The Goose Fritz: its story and its execution. In
Happening by Annie Ernaux BOOK REVIEW
It can be a tall order to expect, or even demand, of someone respect for
The Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg BOOK REVIEW
Known as Valerie: A Novel in the US, The Faculty of Dreams is an honest-via-the-absurd
Lanny by Max Porter BOOK REVIEW
The most extraordinary thing about Lanny is just how ordinary it is, even as it
Through the Water Curtain & Other Tales from Around the World BOOK REVIEW
Fairy Tales selected and introduced by Cornelia Funke When you stop to consider it, it’s