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Passionate Spirit: The Life of Alma Mahler by Cate Haste – Review
By Jeff Halden Her daughter Anna summed up Alma Mahler thus: ‘She was a big animal. And sometimes she was ... -
Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma – Review
By Audrey Coldron If you did not see the BBC TV series Gentleman Jack, scripted by award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, ... -
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 ... -
The Stakes Were High by Keith Baker – Review
By Colin Barnett Many people are described as extraordinary, but if anyone deserves the description, it’s the subject of this ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Wear and Tear: The Threads of My Life by Tracy Tynan – Review
By Sarah Morgan You get the impression that being the offspring of famous parents isn’t easy. People have preconceived notions ... -
Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol by Steve Jones – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Lonely Boy starts with an admission from the author: “I’m not going to come out of this ...
