1960’s rural England provides the backdrop to the opening of Kate Morton’s novel The Secret Keeper, within which we are introduced to Laurel, a sixteen year-old enjoying the type of idyllic, meltingly hot and peaceful […]
Global Read: Kenya: In The House Of The Interpreter by Ng˜ug˜ý wa Thiong’o
Against the backdrop of 1950’s Kenya a young boy returns to his village after studying at the prestigious Alliance boarding school to find his family and home has vanished. This young boy, Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o, […]
New Review: Fifty Shades Darker
Hannah Dawson grits her teeth and picks up Fifty Shades Darker, the second novel in E L James’ erotic trilogy that continues to sweep the country in unprecedented hysteria. Can it really be worse than Fifty Shades […]