Rachael McGill: Fair Trade Heroin
The latest addition to my website is Rachael McGill's Fair Trade Heroin. Gwen is an aid worker in Afghanistan in the 1990s, just as the Taliban are taking over. While…
Ali Smith: Companion Piece
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's Companion Piece. As the title implies, this is an appendage to her brilliant Seasons tetralogy and is somewhat similar, in that…
Isabel Bogdan: Der Pfau (The Peacock)
The latest addition to my website is Isabel Bogdan's Der Pfau (The Peacock). This novel gives the impression of being written by a Scottish or English writer, being set entirely…
Ali Smith: Summer
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's Summer. This is the final novel in Ali Smith's Four Seasons tetralogy and is bang up to date with not only…
Ali Smith: Spring
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's Spring. This is another superb novel from Smith in her four-seasons tetralogy. The key theme in this book is the harsh…
A L Kennedy: The Little Snake
The latest addition to my website is A L Kennedy's The Little Snake, a children's fable for adults, in the style of Le petit prince (The Little Prince). The eponymous…
Ali Smith: Winter
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's Winter. This is the second novel in her seasonal tetralogy. It tells the story of a dysfunctional family. The oldest sister,…
Ali Smith: Autumn
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's Autumn. This is the first in Ali Smith's four Seasons series of novels and, apparently, the first post-Brexit novel. It tells…
Ali Smith: How to Be Both
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's How to Be Both. This book tells two stories and, when it was originally published, half were printed with one first…
Ali Smith: There But For The
The latest addition to my website is Ali Smith's There But For The. This is another original novel from Ali Smith, telling the tale of Miles Garth, who is invited…