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Goodbye To Russia by Sarah Rainsford – Review
By Barney Bardsley The beginning of Sarah Rainsford’s story is not on page one of this book, but on page ... -
Trelawny’s Cornwall by Petroc Trelawny – Review
By Clare Jenkins Petroc Trelawny is a hero in our house. Presenter of Radio 3’s Breakfast show, his was the ... -
Your Wild and Precious Life by Liz Jensen – Review
By Barney Bardsley Raphael Coleman was a young environmental activist – just 25 years old – when he collapsed suddenly ... -
Twelve Moons: A Year Under a Shared Sky by Caro Giles – Review
By Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe Expert stonemasons listen to the songs that the stones make with each chisel blow. A solid base ... -
Behind the Shoulder Pads by Joan Collins – Review
By Roger Crow At first glance, Behind the Shoulder Pads, the latest book from Joan Collins, looks like it’s going ... -
All My Wild Mothers by Victoria Bennett – Review
By Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe There are some books that you read, knowing that they will stay with you for a long ... -
Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me by Kate Clanchy – Review
By Clare Jenkins When poet Kate Clanchy first published this warm, engaging and highly instructive memoir in 2019, she couldn’t ... -
Taste by Stanley Tucci – Review
By @Roger Crow Making movies is a lot like cooking. You gather the best ingredients you can, follow the recipe ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Me and Mr Welles by Dorian Bond – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Having read David Thompson’s dazzling biography, Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles, a few years ago now, ...
