MALCOLM KNOX The First Friend. Reviewed by Ann Skea

MALCOLM KNOX The First Friend. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Malcolm Knox’s new novel satirises the brutal madness of the Soviet Union, focussing on Stalin’s notorious head of secret police, Beria. In the business of producing fiction, the novelist can never keep up with authoritarian political leaders. Such leaders offer an...
JOHN DALE The Faculty. Reviewed by Airlie Lawson

JOHN DALE The Faculty. Reviewed by Airlie Lawson

This insider’s satire of university life is no advertisement for an academic career. The premise of John Dale’s new novel is simple, age-old even: ambitious young thing gets dream job – but discovers that, in reality, it’s closer to a nightmare. The book opens with a...