A fool on a hill
Mostly, but not only, book reviews...
Pages
(Move to ...)
Home
About me
Some of my books
▼
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Capital, by John Lanchester
›
This book is being serialised on the BBC, and it starts tonight. I reviewed it here a few months ago - I really enjoyed it. It tells you a...
5 comments:
Friday, 20 November 2015
Paris, after the attacks
›
The day after the attacks in Paris, earlier this week, Imogen Robertson , writer of historical novels including The Paris Winter , post...
2 comments:
Monday, 16 November 2015
Lament for lost bookshops
›
The nearest city to us is Bristol, and the part of it I usually go to is the area round the Triangle - up above the city, but not quite as h...
13 comments:
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Foxcraft: The Taken - by Inbali Iserles
›
Inbali Iserles I first met Inbali Iserles some years ago, when she and I both had books out with Walker Books. I'm not sure which mi...
2 comments:
Friday, 6 November 2015
The Dust That Falls From Dreams - by Louis de Bernieres
›
For a start, isn't that a lovely title? Very evocative, a little bit of alliteration, a nice rhythm - just the job. Louis de Bernieres...
4 comments:
Sunday, 1 November 2015
The Last Kingdom: continued.
›
NB - Don't read this first if you haven't yet watched the second episode, and are intending to! Hm - didn't enjoy this episo...
4 comments:
Friday, 23 October 2015
The Last Kingdom: BBC2
›
Some years ago, I was thinking about writing a book for children which would involve time travel back to significant points in the history o...
10 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version