Afterthoughts: Burning Secret by Stefan Zweig

In a Nutshell: Written with pin sharp perception and translated by one of best in the business (Anthea Bell), Burning Secret is likely to give you one of your most incredible reading experiences ever.
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A few years ago Vienna-born Stefan Zweig was largely unknown (the fact that he tragically took his own life [...]

Afterthoughts: Extra Ordinary – Words by Supermundane

Produced by indy publishing house Present Joys, Extra Ordinary: Words by Supermundane (real name Rob Lowe), is a publication that certainly rings true to its name. Contained within a 20 page booklet are 55 ‘micro dramas’, which are probably best described as extremely short pieces of flash fiction, much in the same vein as [...]

Afterthoughts: The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah

In a Nutshell: Once read never forgotten, The House of the Mosque is one of these rare titles that both nurtures the soul and informs at the same time. It’s perfect for those wishing to learn a little about one of Iran’s most tumultuous periods, without getting bogged down in scholarly text.
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Afterthoughts: Bequest by Anna Shevchenko

Worth its weight in Cossack gold or nothing but a pile of old slagheap?

Afterthoughts: ‘Killer’ by Dave Zeltserman

Once a hitman, always a hitman? Time to find out in Zeltserman’s latest noir novel, Killer, published by Serpent’s Tail

Afterthoughts: ‘Pretty Monsters’ by Kelly Link

I’ve been reading it daily through the first nine days of October. Now I offer up my afterthoughts on the collection as a whole.

Afterthoughts: The Breathing by Mary-Ann Constantine

I was reading it for long enough, so it’s about time I put up my afterthoughts on one Welsh writer’s unique short story collection.

Afterthoughts: The China Bird by Bryony Doran

I’ve been talking it for long enough, so it’s time to offer up my afterthoughts on the 2008 Hookline Novel Award winner

Afterthoughts: Ox-Tales Air

Two down, two to go. I offer my afterthoughts on the second of Profile Book’s four volume series, created especially to raise funds for Oxfam

Afterthoughts: Silence by Shusaku Endo

The final page is sadly turned on Endo’s Silence, so it’s time to offer up my afterthoughts on what not unexpectedly turned out to be one incredible novel.

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