If you were captivated by the recent HBO series, Chernobyl, and especially the story of Lyudmila Ignatenko and her husband, Vasily, one…
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When Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015, the reports noted that English translations of her work were ‘sparse.’ Happily…
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There aren’t enough books out there like What About Reb, so be warned that when you finish reading it, you are likely…
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There comes a time in any young life where the senses are suddenly open and art of any genus strikes like a…
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Book ReviewsFeaturedLiverpoolTen Years On The Parish: The Autobiography and Letters of George Garrett
I have often wished I could step back in time to see the Mersey in its golden years brimming with vessels setting…
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It is probably a little too late for you to read The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn’s Improbable Path to Power by Alex Nunns before…
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The Great Passage by Shion Miura is a lovely book and you must read it. If you like Japan and books –…
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It was quite a surprise, on finishing Hotel du Lac, to learn that it was probably set around the time it was…
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Rose Tremain is a writer who has an impressive trunk of material. In the collection of short stories, The American Lover, she…
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There could be many potential answers to the question, ‘What is Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook about?’ Almost like a literary Rorschach…
