TOBY FABER Faber & Faber: The untold story. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Toby Faber delivers a slice of publishing history replete with (now) famous authors. Toby Faber is the grandson of Geoffrey Faber who, in 1929, established the...
Read MoreHILARY SPURLING Anthony Powell: Dancing to the music of time. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
This biography of Anthony Powell is a fine examination of the creative process and the time between the two world wars. For those who have read and loved – or, as in my...
Read MoreNICK RICHARDSON The Game of Their Lives. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress
The Game of Their Lives is a compelling account of Australian Rules football and the men who played it in a time of war. Central to this story is the exhibition match...
Read MoreSTEVEN CARROLL A World of Other People. Reviewed by Tony Bremner
The novelist reveals himself a poet in this story of love in wartime London that channels TS Eliot. Steven Carroll is a fine writer, with a Proustian ability to explore...
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