*Title: 'The Pier' by Thana Niveau. Date Read: 05 October 2011 Available Online?: NO (available in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22 (Constable & Robinson)) Briefly: Dragging his reluctant and increasingly angry wife Claudia along to a … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Bitter Bitch by Maria Sveland
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
So I come to my latest translated fiction read - Bitter Bitch (Corsair); a debut novel from Swedish author and journalist, Maria Sveland, which was originally published in 2007 under the title, Bittenfittan. Before I head off into this novel though, … [Read more...]
Afterthoughts: A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee
March 23, 2010 By 6 Comments
In a Nutshell: Despite suffering slightly from being overambitious in its scope, this is a stunning debut novel from Neel Mukherjee - one which throbs with poetic and cultural resonance. And so I’ve come to the end of what has been something of … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: 16th & 17th March 2010
March 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
I hope you will all forgive me for not posting a Reading Journal entry yesterday. I wanted to concentrate all my efforts on finishing Neel Mukherjee's A Life Apart (Constable & Robinson). Also, with no reading scheduled for Wednesday aside from … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 15th March 2010
March 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
This week I'm keeping myself more off the Net than on, in order to concentrate more fully on the important soul-nurturing task of reading and writing in an undisturbed environment. That means less Twittering, less web surfing, less checking my email … [Read more...]