The Guardian » 1 week ago
Bristling with sexual, political and emotional angst, this finely tuned coming-of-age tale thrives on the grey areas of adolescenceFather Figure opens with a memory of murders, bought and paid for; then skips briskly to scholarship girl Gail, who is on the&nb...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
A sense of menace hangs over a couple’s attempt to make a fresh start in lakeside seclusion, but the tensions too often sputter outThomas McMullan’s debut novel, ...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
In his caustic critique of identity politics, Williams ends up condemning every kind of collective actionThomas Chatterton Williams, a public intellectual of some standing in the US, dislikes the Trumpian right for its erratic authoritarianism. But he di...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
As her million-selling 70s novel, Engagement, is translated into English for the first time, the Swedish author talks about life at 80, finding the ideal love, and why her generation were freer than today’s young peopleAt a glance, Engagement, Gun-Britt Sundström’s classi...
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The Guardian » 7 hours ago
Actor and book prize judge’s production company in process of developing novel by Claire AdamAn apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker’s judging of this year’s ...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
Despite the ravages of Dutch elm disease, these once ubiquitous features of our landscape still loom largeJust as the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 did not originate in Spain, so Dutch elm disease is no fault of the Netherlands. It acquired the name thanks to the pioneerin...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thoughtWhen Jenn Ashworth set out on Alfred Wainwright’s 192-mile coast-to-coast walk, from St Bees i...
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The Guardian » 5 days ago
This tale of two entrepreneurs dips into the perspectives of real-life tech moguls, with thrilling resultsScottish-German author Alexander Starritt’s debut, ...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beautyJohn Burnside died in May 2024, aged 69. In life, he was almost preternaturally prolific. ...
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