Tag: historical
The Incandescent Threads
Özgür Uyanık is enthralled by an astonishing blend of history, trauma, spirituality, love and the paranormal, wrapped in a family saga
Read moreA Ray of Darkness
Pippa Marland finds in this classic female autobiography, endorsed by current international epilepsy neurologists and representing startlingly contemp …
Read moreThat Green Eyed Girl
Suspense and intrigue grip TK Quentin as they read and listen to this moving queer debut novel of suppressed identity, notable for its elegant and sop …
Read moreThe Leading Question
Roger Elkin The High Window Press This collection has Elkin rising to his own challenge: Who will set down their narrative th …
Read moreThe Green Indian Problem, The Blue Book of Nebo
Writing in the first person from a child’s perspective is fraught with difficulty. Achieving an authentic language, delivering realistic insights and …
Read moreThe Village
Cities are hip. Towns are gritty. Hamlets are romantic. Capitals are – snooty accent coming – capital. Villages are problematic. What do you think of …
Read moreHafez and Jones: Poets United for Peace
(Above) frieze at University College, Oxford chapel showing Sir William Jones taking notes from Hindi speakers and scholars, (top) roof of Hafez tomb …
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