Book review: The Maiden Dinosaur by Janet McNeill

Sarah Vincent is in her fifties, single, a respected teacher and poet, liked by her friends but also protective of … More

Book review: Manservant and Maidservant by Ivy Compton-Burnett

Manservant and Maidservant is so different from anything I’ve read – classic or contemporary – that I struggled with it … More

I hadn’t heard of Janet McNeill until recently but when she was compared with Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Pym I immediately wanted to … More

The history of World War Two we learnt at school went something like this. There were these bad people in … More