Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham
like my life, a novel that’s half tragedy, half farce
Tag: thriller
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
some contemporary literary fiction about scotland
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
This is my first blog post in a while, and even then it’s still happening a little earlier than expected.Continue Reading
Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson
So, am back in London and have a little over an hour in which to wash, shave, iron clothes, cleanContinue Reading
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
Sometimes I read novels where I can’t really see why they were written. Novels that say very little to meContinue Reading
Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Isabel Allende is brilliant, an under-rated writer of supreme skill,Continue Reading
Solo by William Boyd
I haven’t read anything by William Boyd before, but have (potentially shamefully) read every single James Bond book written byContinue Reading
From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce
Even committed literary snobs like myself need a break from time to time, so in order to cleanse my paletteContinue Reading
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch is huge. It is a massive, time-consuming tome that, though it is fun and exciting and gripping,Continue Reading
