I have just emerged from Jeet Thayil's drug-ridden nightmare, and I have to say that I'm pleased to be back. Longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker prize, this novel is an …
Having been slightly disappointed by the 2012 Man Booker nominee Communion Town, I was anxious to sink my teeth into something with a little more heart. The Garden of Evening …
Rating: 2.5 Swimming Home By Deborah Levy 2012 / 127 Pages The Setup: Swimming Home is a subversive page-turner, a merciless gaze at the insidious harm that depression can have on apparently stable, well-turned-out people. Set …
Rating: 4 Philida A Novel by Andre Brink 2012 / 320 Pages The setup: Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. The year is 1832 and the …
