In The Care and Management of Lies the wonderfully talented Winspear writes irresistibly about the First World War, both in the trenches of France and the fields of England. Her richly complex characters walk right off the page and into… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision. Writers, young… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
“All along, he'd been looking in the wrong direction, trying to make time stand still, to re-create the past, but everything in life taught… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
“Men were strictly for pleasure and for experimenting with versions of the self.” — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
In How to Be an American Housewife Margaret Dilloway creates an irresistible heroine. Shoko is stubborn, contrary, proud, a wonderful housewife and full of… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
Barry recounts all this in prose of often startling beauty. Just as he describes people stopping in the street to look at Roseanne, so… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
“She knew she oughtn't to scold but she couldn't bear such a hyperbole. People couldn't live without food and air or shelter and money.… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
“he said everyone had a book, or a writer, that was the key to their life” — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family. His gorgeous, precise prose… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
Passonate, irreverent, utterly relevant, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk offers an unforgettable portrait of a reluctant hero. Ben Fountain writes like a man inspired… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
In The Moon, Come to Earth Philip Graham takes us on the best kind of journey, as he simultaneously reveals the fascinating city of… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
“so often my own emotions were hidden not only from other people but from myself. or perhaps it was the other way round: i… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image