by NRB | 19 Dec 2024 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
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by NRB | 25 Jul 2024 | Non-fiction |
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, our need to understand the US feels more immediate than ever. What sort of society is America? Can it, in fact, even be regarded as a society? The country has an exalted view of itself as a land of...
RONNI SALT Gunnawah. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm17 December 2024Ronni Salt’s debut is historical crime fiction at its best, with a strong [ … ]
TIMOTHY SNYDER On Freedom. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck12 December 2024Historian Timothy Snyder asserts that freedom is something we must work for – [ … ]
SUE PRIDEAUX Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin. Reviewed by Ann Skea11 December 2024Sue Prideaux separates the man from the myth in this new account of the [ … ]