SK's father was Bernat Klein, a Yugoslav Jew who came to Britain after WW2 and became a successful textile designer - Chanel, Dior & Balenciaga were amongst his clients. He lived in a moder... read more
A remarkable work of research and skill, which brings to life Tsunemo, a country priest's daughter who defied conventions when her world was radically changing.
Those who read Clare's Something of His Art, about J S Bach, or The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal (or others) will know that Clare is a writer of exquisite sensibility and nuance. He i... read more
A strange and powerful novel of familial love and the boundary between living and dying, blurred by magical realism and vanishings. From the Booker Prize-winning author of 'The Narrow Road t... read more
A novel in verse based on the experiences of the author's great aunt, who went to Canada as an orphan in 1908 where she worked as an indentured servant.
Not so much a sequel to 'The Hare with Amber Eyes', this short, superb and immensely powerful book is nevertheless complementary to his earlier book. Read it, give it, think about it; read i... read more