Review The Children of Men – P D James First published in 1992, The Children of Men by P.D. James took some time to ensnare me. For at least the first two chapters, I hemmed and hawed about continuing but then amongst the apparent humdrum, a sneaking itch sets in, one which you need to […]
Review Keeping Watch Laurie R King Psychological thriller isn’t usually my genre but Keeping Watch is one of the most brilliantly written books I’ve read in a long while. Laurie King writes with the acuity of the master, never tripping throughout this exquisitely appalling tale.Jamie is a thirteen year old boy whose father is a con man extraordinaire […]
The Soul’s Religion – Thomas Moore Cultivating a profoundly Spiritual Way of Life. A companion to Care of the Soul. HarperCollins The Soul’s Religion is essentially a rendition of Thomas Moore’s personal journey through and towards spirituality. He touches again and again upon his birth given religion, Catholicism, but stands apart from it, open to the entry of […]
The Stranger At The Palazzo D’Oro Paul Theroux Hamish Hamilton Books Paul Theroux creates highly evocative ambience in each of the six tales in his collection, The Stranger at the Palazzo D’Oro. In the title story, about bored wealthy tourists in an Italian seaside resort of the early sixties, we follow an older man revisiting his […]
Schopenhauer’s Telescope Gerard Donovan (Scribner) Schopenhauer’s Telescope is Gerard Donovan’s first novel. Best keep your own ‘scope trained for more of this author’s work because it is burgeoning with promise. Schopenhauer’s Telescope presents a conversation between two men. One is digging a large hole in the ground in the frozen Northern European ground. The other is watching […]
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