Just finished this book about a secret US agent who infiltrates an ecowarrior group in Southern France who are planning a mass protest against industrial farming, Sadie Smith is an Continue reading

Rediscovering short stories thanks to my U3A group. We’ve gone from the Russians (Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev and Gogol) to Hemingway, and now, Alice Munro. Next stop: Katherine Mansfield. Recent revelations Continue reading

This is a stunningly well written Irish novel about two people caught up in a world of drugs and violence which is by no means of their own making. Dev Continue reading

I read the International Longlist last year and it was great but this year I’ll do the main Booker longlist. You can see extracts on their website and The Safe Continue reading