The Grimm Brothers' tale recast as a C21st dystopia by the Poet Laureate. Illustrated by Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who also did the other-worldly illustrations for Armitage's Sir Gawain and the ... read more
The final vol of the history that he began in 1990. A staggering achievement for anyone, but for someone with a pretty demanding day job (he was Justice of the Supreme Court), it seems stagg... read more
The murder of a teenager in a seaside town on the eve of the Brexit vote is painstakingly researched by a journalist: a mirror-ball of voyeurism, manipulation and hypocrisy.