‘The book is inflected by a general sense of apprehension that we all have at present – an awareness of the possibility of world-ending events.’
The Lover by Marguerite Duras Philippe Besson·21st January 2020I was seventeen years old when I read The Lover for the first time. It was the autumn...A Single BookFictionNumber 53 | One Sentence Can Reveal So Much
‘I was astonished by that silence. The eloquence of the men, the absolute silence of the women.’ Pat Barker·4th October 2018In The Silence of the Girls, Booker prizewinning author Pat Barker gives voice to the voiceless characters of...A Single BookFictionInterviewsNumber 46 | What is it good for?
On Meatless Days Kamila Shamsie·14th March 2018Kamila Shamsie in celebration of an overlooked gem – a memoir about what people do to our lives by being in them, and by ceasing to be in them.A Single BookFictionNumber 44 | The Female Gaze
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A Far Cry From Kensington Ali Smith·22nd May 2016‘Can you decide to think? – Yes, you can. You can put your mind to anything most of the...A Single BookFictionNumber 6 | The Obscenity Issue
Brighton Rock Alison MacLeod·16th July 2012I confess. I’m a push-over for those little mind-bender moments in life, when reality seems, fleetingly, to wobble...A Single BookFictionNumber 2 | Out There
