A lauded debut novel by a graduate - like her father - of the UEA writing course. She also describes herself as a 'bibliotherapist' because she once was a bookseller in Bath, which raises th... read more
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
Those who read 'Look Who's Back' will know that Vermes does white-knuckle satire. In this, he imagines a column of refugees walking to Europe in front of TV cameras.
She arrived in America in 1807 as a refugee from Napoleonic France. Her sketches of the world she encountered there must show what Madame de la Tour du Pin a decade earlier. A lovely book.
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