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Peonies and Pomegranates: Botanic Illustrations from Asia by Celia Fisher – Review
By Barney Bardsley Here is a perfect gift for any lover of plants, gardens and beautiful artwork, alike. As part ... -
Over and Out by Henry Blofeld – Review
By Karl Hornsey Since 1972 the distinctive tones of Henry Blofeld have been entertaining and informing listeners of Test Match ... -
Die Last by Tony Parsons – Review
By Sandra Callard Tony Parsons’ latest novel is a tightly scripted crime story that starts with a breathless speed and ... -
No Live Files Remain by András Forgách – Review
By Barney Bardsley Imagine this. You have a glamorous, energetic, gifted mother. She is a nurse. She is an organiser. ... -
Moominvalley For The Curious Explorer and Love From The Moomins by Tove Jansson – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth ‘It’s the most wonderful valley in the world’ – Moomintroll Opening out into a stand up, double ... -
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Whilst Eric Carle is better known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this fantastically original and forward-thinking book ... -
Islander by Patrick Barkham – Review
By David Schuster Islander is a beautiful, lyrical Tardis-like book. On the face of it, it is a travelogue of ... -
The Philosophy of Coffee by Brian Williams – Review
By Paul Howard For me, a day without real coffee is unthinkable. Instant coffee is only for dire emergencies because ... -
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan – Review
By Rachael Popow I don’t just have fond memories of my favourite children’s books, I still have a lot of ... -
The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese – Review
By Sarah Morgan As Shakespeare once memorably asked in Romeo and Juliet, what’s in a name? Nothing, apparently. We’re also ... -
The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy – Review
By Barney Bardsley IN 1989 Deborah Levy published her first novel, Beautiful Mutants. Short, intense, exotic, this story follows a ... -
The Exploits of Moominpappa by Tove Jansson – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth This Moomin book is basically the life story of Moominpappa, and the events in the book are ...