OLIVER SACKS The River of Consciousness. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
Oliver Sacks continues to enrich our understanding of ourselves and our world. In the first essay of this posthumous collection (Sacks died in 2015), ‘Darwin and the...
Read MoreJANE RAWSON From the Wreck. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey
Jane Rawson’s new novel has its feet planted in the earth as well as in the ocean and the stars. Rawson says that she began this book as an attempt to record and...
Read MoreMELISSA ASHLEY The Birdman’s Wife. Reviewed by Tracy Sorensen
Melissa Ashley’s debut novel brings to life the remarkable Elizabeth Gould – watercolourist and wife of the famous ornithologist. Make no mistake: despite its...
Read MoreFIONA MCFARLANE The High Places. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir
Everyday life evaporates into unsettling ambiguity in Fiona McFarlane’s new collection of short stories. McFarlane explored the slipperiness of reality in her novel The...
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