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LOL TOLHURST Goth: A history. Reviewed by Michael Jongen

Posted on 14 Feb 2024 in Non-Fiction |

Lol Tolhurst reflects on Goth as a post-punk cultural movement, its resonance with the Romantic era, and its enduring appeal. Lol Tolhurst’s first memoir, Cured: The tale of two imaginary boys, was his account of The Cure’s early days. Tolhurst was...

FERNANDA TRIAS Pink Slime. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Posted on 8 Feb 2024 in Fiction |

The new novel from Uruguayan writer Fernanda Trias is set in a dystopian city and has unsettling echoes of recent events. When the fog rolled in, the port turned into a swamp. Shadows fell across the plaza, filtering between the trees and leaving...

ROBYN CADWALLADER The Fire and the Rose. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Posted on 1 Feb 2024 in Fiction |

Robyn Cadwallader’s third novel is set against the anti-Semitism of the thirteenth century and England’s expulsion of the Jews. ‘What you doing there, girl? Why stand and shiver when the sun shines? You must’ve heard the story of Little Hugh...