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Thursday 17th May |
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Book Reviews
Loving Frank By Nancy Horan A real-life celebrity love affair that scandalised 1909 America
A Scandalous Man By Gavin Esler A world of counter-terrorist plots, international arms dealing and party political in-fighting
A Poisoned Mind By Natasha Cooper There are some satisfying twists before the end.
My Tango With Barbara Strozzi By Russell Hoban Fantasy, fairytale, myth and magic
The Choice Of Hercules By A.c. Grayling Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century
Free Lunch By David Smith Easily Digestible Economics
The Pursuit Of Laughter By Diana Mosley Like browsing in a great nonfiction library stuffed with lives and letters
Wishful Drinking By Carrie Fisher What a life this woman has led
Conjugal Rights By Paul Magrs Frankenstein's back in Whitby to claim Brenda as his bride
A Little History Of The English Country Church By Roy Strong Sir Roy Strong's heart-felt appreciation is a riposte to Simon Jenkins's claim that "a church is not a place of revealed truth".
Scottish Folk And Fairy Tales By Gordon Jarvie From Burns to Buchan
Smoot's Ear By Robert Tavernor Our bodies require a positive relation with the natural world
The Old Child & The Book Of Words By Jenny Erpenbeck Don't try to learn too much about the origins of these two spare and spooky novellas before you submit to their uncanny mood.
Conan Doyle By Andrew Lycett The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Secret Life Of Syrian Lingerie By Malu Halasa Bizarre lingerie, and the detached and shameless way in which it is sold
The Numerati By Stephen Baker In Which They'll Get My Number and Yours
Tony Hancock By John Fisher Thorough, thought-ful book
Black Orchids By Gillian Slovo Provocative and original
Wishful Drinking By Carrie Fisher An account, as touching and incisive as any, of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood
Novel 11, Book 18 By Dag Solstad Solstad's dedicated application to the mysteries of human conduct and relations
Where Shall We Go For Dinner? By Tamasin Day-lewis A food romance
The Choice Of Hercules By A C Grayling Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century
At Large And At Small By Anne Fadiman Confessions of a Literary Hedonist
The Burnt-out Town Of Miracles By Roy Jacobsen This intimate novel by one of Norway's leading writers
Conjugal Rites By Paul Magrs Frankenstein reclaims his bride in this tender horror |