I had heard so much about this book that I was looking forward to the day when I read it and my life would be magically perfect as a result. Nothing can live up to such high expectations. So, I was underwhelmed - but it’s not the book’s fault. I love the concept, Gilbert’s writing [...]
This was recommended by one of the lovely volunteers down at the book shed. Its blurb describes it as “subtle,” and it is, but it is oddly gripping as the said Miss Garnet finally starts learning how to live - at retirement age - with a spontaneous solo trip to Venice. With heavy religious references [...]
After rereading all the Bond books by Fleming recently, rereading Pearson’s bio is
a revelation. Instead of zeroing in on the authorly side straight away, Pearson
gets right at the heart, that sad shy bitter man lurking in the heart of Bond.
Every would-be writer must have this on their shelf, if only as a warning not
to turn [...]
Nuremberg marked the first occasion where terms such as ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ entered the legal lexicon. Rather than having a morbid fascination with what was unquestionably one of the most horrific and terrible regimes in modern history, I am looking to learn a little bit more about how the world’s current attitude [...]
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