Rss Review

The Daughter

livelinkadmin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:11:49 +0100

Raraou is 60, a washed-up actress scraping a living in Athens, her cheery demeanour belying an existence that struggles with loneliness and memories of a tragic life that at times threatens to overwhelms her. For Raraou was a spirited young girl when her home town of Greece was occupied by the Germans during the war.

Companion, The

livelinkadmin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:45:50 +0100

Irish playwright and journalist Roche debuts with the hilarious and heartbreaking tale of a Dubliner who takes a job helping a teenage boy suffering from muscular dystrophy on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Trevor, the black sheep in a family of academics, has dropped out of film school and left Ireland after his mother's death. Awash in the chaos of Manhattan, he answers an ad to care for Ed, the wheelchair-bound, teenage son of a sedentary, morbidly obese mother and an emotionally stunted judge.

Modern Football is Still Rubbish

livelinkadmin — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:07:52 +0100

Taking their cue from TV’s Grumpy Old Men, the authors pour forth on an A-Z of topics with well-observed humour rather than relentless negativity. Modern football is given credit where due, and there is praise for the Jeff Stelling/Ray Stubbs Saturdays head-to-head, which evokes memories of classic Dickie Davies vs Des Lynam battles. Again it hits the right tone: nostalgic, without being sentimental; and scathing without being bitter. The only problem is the first book is a hard act to follow.

Conquerors of Time

livelinkadmin — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:06:07 +0100

Lynn McConnell really has struck gold... the chapter on Cunningham makes compelling reading. Sports historians will thoroughly enjoy Conquerors Of Time.

The World Cup

livelinkadmin — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:04:48 +0100

It will take something special to stand out from the crowd among the plethora of books celebrating the 2010 World Cup. However, artist German Aczel has managed to give the tournament a unique perspective, producing a wonderful history in caricature. ... created brilliant drawings that capture vividly the character of the individuals and the drama of the event. With pencils and watercolours, Aczel also brings new life to some of the tournaments never-to-be-forgotten moments...

The World Cup

livelinkadmin — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:03:05 +0100

The story of the World Cup has been told at least a million times in recent years, but never quite as attractively as it is in a new book by the Argentinean artist German Aczel... and it’s mostly magnificent.

Murder at Mansfield Park

livelinkadmin — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:02:25 +0100

“Its language is authentic, with quotations and snippets that will warm the hearts of true Austen readers, and includes enough dead bodies, motives, murderers, and detectives to keep crime readers riveted, complete with the inclusion of a 19th century equivalent of a post-mortem.”

Chosen

mat — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:57:08 +0100

“Northants-born Glaister is the real deal – a relentlessly inventive, sharp and intelligent writer. Her new novel, which is bigger and better than any old psychological thriller, explores a religious cult and the problems two sisters inherit from a calculating hippy.”

The Human Pony

livelinkadmin — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:26:49 +0100

“An above-standard collection. The prose is generally bold but breezy, not succumbing to adjectival excess or the baroque.”

Superfan!

livelinkadmin — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:25:22 +0100

"Keston reveals authentic tales of (Bobby) Moore, a bloke call Muhammad Ali and a certain singer by the name of Frank Sinatra. Reading it reminds me of reading David Niven's biography The Moon's A Balloon."