Book Review of Snowleg by Nicholas Shakespeare On Peter Hithersay’s sixteenth birthday his mother tells him the secret she’s been holding onto for his entire life, that the man he…
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Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
Book Review of Arthur & George by Julian Barnes As the creator of one of the most uniquely enduring of fictional characters, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life has proven to…
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The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon
Book Review of The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon First published in 2000, Aleksandar Hemon’s The Question of Bruno seems more relevant than ever before. The recurrent image in…
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Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
Book Review of Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson Charmed by Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Sexing the Cherry and The Passion, I’ve not bothered with Jeanette Winterson‘s fiction (or her…
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The Immoralist by Andre Gide
Book Review of The Immoralist by Andre Gide For André Gide, writing The Immoralist was a near-death experience. “I have lived it for four years and have written it to…
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Edge of the Orison by Iain Sinclair
Book Review of Edge of the Orison by Iain Sinclair Are Iain Sinclair’s books more admired than read? Reviewers tend to single out for comment Sinclair’s pyrotechnic prose style, the erudition…
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