Jane Gardam’s dispatches from the past
The late British writer produced novels haunted by uprootings, death, and the twilight of the British Empire.
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The late British writer produced novels haunted by uprootings, death, and the twilight of the British Empire.
By Jane ShillingThe Devils’ Dance is an intricate mixture of fact and fiction about the imprisonment and death of Uzbekistan’s greatest…
By Jane ShillingJournalist Adam Federman clearly venerates his subject, and his research is overwhelmingly diligent.
By Jane ShillingAstrid Lindgren's diaries reveal how Pippi's creator lived happily during the war – but was ascerbic about Britain's conduct.
By Jane ShillingRawer and more unevenly wrought than Alone in Berlin, Nightmare is the necessary precursor to that great work.
By Jane ShillingIn Peacock & Vine, Byatt has turned works of art and their shade, texture, patina and heft into words.
By Jane ShillingMargaret Forster's posthumous novel has much to admire – from its tragicomic opening chapters to the authenticity of its unusual…
By Jane ShillingHuman Acts deals with the obliteration, both physical and psychic, of hundreds of its own citizens by the South…
By Jane ShillingThe short stories by Lucia Berlin featured in this selection are perfectly poised.
By Jane Shilling