A masterful, stroll-around-a-garden novella.
Tag: British
Review: Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
A story of growing up black and queer in the UK.
Review: The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again by M. John Harrison
A dense and watery novel about the madness of searching for meaning in our mad times.
Review: An Episode Of Sparrows by Rumer Godden
A novel about gardening that is also what it takes to rebuild.
Review: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
An intriguing fantasy drawing on forest myths that is burdened by an unfortunate attitude to women.
Review: Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
A virtuosic collection of essays about the meanings we invest in nature and animals.
Review: Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
A dreamy, mirage-like novel where things change shape before your eyes.
Review: Summer by Ali Smith
Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet is over. What a journey, and what a time for it to end.
