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Real Estate by Deborah Levy – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is the third volume of memoirs by author Deborah Levy, in which she examines, with wry ... -
A Burning by Megha Majumdar – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is a brisk and brutal novel about corruption and human culpability. Set in contemporary India, it ... -
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston – Review
By Barney Bardsley There were few public figures in twentieth century British affairs so huge and dominant as newspaper and ... -
Recollections of My Non-Existence by Rebecca Solnit – Review
By Barney Bardsley In 2008, American author Rebecca Solnit wrote an essay called ‘Men Explain Things To Me’. She began ... -
Marram by Leonie Charlton – Review
By Barney Bardsley Two women, Leonie and Shuna, ride off on their Highland ponies, Ross and Chief, one summer’s morning. ... -
Along the Amber Route: St Petersburg to Venice by C.J. Schüler – Review
By Barney Bardsley There is something mesmerising about amber. Its honey-coloured opalescence is enjoyed these days for its charm, its ... -
The Marquise of O– by Heinrich von Kleist – Review
By Barney Bardsley Pushkin Press, at just over twenty years old now, is one of our livelier publishers of new ... -
The Outermost House by Henry Beston – Review
By Barney Bardsley In September 1926, a man called Henry Beston visited the tiny summer house he had built, on ... -
Homing by Jon Day – Review
By Barney Bardsley Birds are fascinating creatures – full of flight and fancy and song. Delightful to watch in the ... -
Lost Dog by Kate Spicer – Review
By Barney Bardsley The world is divided into those who love dogs, and those who don’t really care. Anyone growing ... -
Spring by Ali Smith – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is the third novel in Ali Smith’s seasonal quartet, written in response to – and defiance ... -
In Extremis: the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum – Review
By Barney Bardsley IN 2001, war correspondent Marie Colvin was in Sri Lanka, covering the Tamil Tigers’ bloody battle for ...