How Phyllis Rose’s Parallel Lives exposed the fundamental problems with marriage
First published in 1983, the remarkable study of five Victorian writers' relationships has been reprinted in a new edition…
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Girl: Edna O’Brien’s moving fictionalisation of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram
In Maryam, O’Brien has created a character both archetypal and individual: narrator of her own story and repository of…
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Ali Smith’s Winter: her wise and joyful voice is the perfect antidote to troubled times
While this novel is firmly rooted in reality, it glories in false identities, untrue facts and surreal contradictions.
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Spill Simmer Falter Wither is a powerful meditation on humanity
Sara Baume’s sympathy for her “wonkety” characters is infectious, and turns this portrait of an unusual friendship into something…
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