The first work of non-fiction by a very fine novelist ('The Western Wind', 'All is Song', etc) is lit with her characteristic intelligence and clarity of expression. Distilled bleakness.
We are familiar with Sonia, but Orwell's remarkable first wife is usually overlooked. The author of a poem called 'End of the Century, 1984' (published in 1934), she was with him through the... read more
A life well lived: MC grew up in the East End, hit the stage, founded Stonewall, became an MEP and is now a life peer in the House of Lords. A brave and powerful memoir.
In this critique of economic models (including, perhaps, the above), the distinguished economist argues that philosophy, history, sociology, and politics are also essential to understanding ... read more
An acclaimed novel by a Georgian who writes in German... at 900 pages it promises loves, lives, and losses through a hundred years on the fringes of the Russian and Soviet empires. We have ... read more