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TESSA HADLEY Late in the Day. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey

Posted on 1 Dec 2020 in Fiction |

Tessa Hadley’s latest novel is one to savour as she examines four London lives with subtlety and elegant prose. In the London of Tess Hadley’s novel, everything inside her protagonists’ houses is cool, well placed and well maintained. It is...

The it’s-almost-Christmas giveaway #3

Posted on 27 Nov 2020 in Giveaways & Quizzes |

Never mind the tinsel and the carols, how about grabbing these four fab books to celebrate getting to the end of the year. To go in the draw to win all four, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Christmas 3′ in the subject...

The it’s-almost-Christmas giveaway #2

Posted on 25 Nov 2020 in Giveaways & Quizzes |

Yes, we’re counting down to the end of the year – and what better way to get there than to win these four terrific books. To go in the draw to win all four, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Christmas 2′ in the...

The it’s-almost-Christmas giveaway #1

Posted on 23 Nov 2020 in Giveaways & Quizzes |

Can the end of this year come fast enough? Well, it’s nearly here and to celebrate we’re running a series of giveaways to take us into the festive season. To go in the draw to win all four of these fab books, simply email...

ANDREW O’HAGAN Mayflies. Reviewed by Paul Anderson

Posted on 19 Nov 2020 in Fiction |

Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel evokes Scotland in the 1980s, the music, the politics, and the bonds of male friendship. If Mayflies was a record it would be a double A-side seven-inch single with a literary sleeve. It is a remarkable novel...