I’ve been wanting to read Misery for years but have somehow not got round to it till now (and miraculously … More
Tag: 20th-century classic
Book review: Family Money by Nina Bawden
A London property bubble, impoverished hospitals, worries about care in old age – this novel, published in 1991, feels oddly … More
Book review: Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
People have been telling me to read Barbara Pym ever since my English teacher first recommended her, but I didn’t … More
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
Book review: The Small Widow by Janet McNeill
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
Book review: Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
The history of World War Two we learnt at school went something like this. There were these bad people in … More
