Poking around in flowers’ private parts.
Reviews: Biography/Memoir
Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
A penchant for reading other people’s correspondence is one of my few vices. As a John le Carré fan-boy, I was very much looking forward to this collection, and it didn’t disappoint. Here you will find le Carré (real name: David Cornwell) corresponding with fellow former spies; assuring Sir Alec Guinness he is perfect for… Continue reading Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
Book review: ‘Allegorizings‘ by Jan Morris
Eclectic crepuscular essays.
Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.
Book review: ‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews
A history of women walking.
Book review: ‘84, Charing Cross Road‘ by Helene Hanff
A book-lovers’ classic.
Book review: ‘The Instant’ by Amy Liptrot
The follow-up to the best-selling ‘The Outrun’.
Book review: ‘The Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by W.N.P. Barbellion
A deliberately self-inflated masterpiece.
Book review: ‘Albert & the Whale’ by Philip Hoare
An eclectic biography.
Book review: ‘Stasiland’ by Anna Funder
Stories from behind the Berlin Wall.