I and was surprised when I looked at a few review sites and saw that Anglo-Saxon Attitudes wasn’t particularly popular … More
Tag: 20th-century classics
Audiobook review: The Spire by William Golding, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More
Book review: Point of No Return by Martha Gellhorn
For a book about war, Point of No Return has an oddly gentle pace. It follows a US infantry battalion … 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: 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
