Julian Philpot
Julian is a physicist turned engineer living in Cheshire, within sight of the Peak District. Apart from books his interests are (in no particular order) salsa, keeping reasonably fit, whisky, travelling, and music.
Lacrimosa, by Régis Jauffret
Reviewed on January 27, 2012
Régis Jauffret is a contemporary French author with over 20 works to his name. Lacrimosa is the first to be translated into English, and the first offering by Salammbo Press, a new publisher dedicated to introducing contemporary fiction from “foreign” novelists to English-speaking readers. His previous novels include Sévère, a fictionalized account of the sex [...]
The Angel Esmeralda, by Don DeLillo
Reviewed on December 29, 2011
Don DeLillo is one of America’s most acclaimed and influential novelists, with 16 novels spanning the past 40 years. But his writing career started a decade earlier with a number of short stories published in literary magazines. This is his first and only collection; nine stories cover the period from 1979 to 2011. The first [...]
The Beautiful Indifference, by Sarah Hall
Reviewed on November 24, 2011
A Carlisle man once visited Iceland on business and was invited to dinner with his hosts. After the meal ended one of them, a refined lady of a certain age, stood up and declared, “Aas gangan yen.” This was a surprise, as he’d last heard the phrase a few days earlier from the mouth of [...]
Leeches, by David Albahari
Reviewed on October 7, 2011
Not so long ago Serbia was the pariah of Europe. The wars that accompanied the break-up of Yugoslavia were shocking in the degree of hatred and brutality between different ethnic groups who had lived in uneasy peace with one another for most of the century. The separatist ambitions of Slovenia, Croatia and other regions were [...]
A Place of Meadows and Tall Trees, by Clare Dudman
Reviewed on April 9, 2011
In the history of emigration from Europe to America there are successes and failures. There were many reasons to make the hazardous Atlantic crossing – often with no expectation of return. Some were fleeing persecution, or poverty, or political adversity; some were pursuing adventure; some were hoping to make their fortunes. Many emigrants were happy [...]
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Lawrence Block
Lawrence Block has been writing award-winning mystery and suspense fiction for half a century. His most recent novels are A Drop of the Hard Stuff, featuring Matthew Scudder, and Getting Off, starring a very naughty young woman. Several of his books have been filmed, although not terribly well. He’s well known for his books for writers, including the classic Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, and The Liar’s Bible.
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Five copies of The Woman in Black to be won
It’s competition time again – and to celebrate the release of Daniel Radcliffe’s new film, The Woman in Black, based on the novel of the same name by Susan Hill, we have five copies to give away. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of [...]
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