by Administrator | Sep 17, 2020 | Quick Reads
Martin Grey’s ‘The Pretty Boys of Gangster Town’ has a unique and emotional stance on the separation of identity and unity. This book explores oneself in relation to others. A non-insular exploration of self-identity. Tearing up this divide with his reoccurring theme...
by Administrator | Apr 1, 2019 | Readers & Writers
The Well of Loneliness follows the life of Stephen Gordon. As readers, we are entirely invested in the protagonist for we are first introduced to her as a little girl, belonging to an aristocratic family, and the story ends with her being an author and a war hero,...
by Administrator | Jun 4, 2018 | News & Press
We have some fine writers for older children and young adults in Nottingham, so it was no surprise to see Kim Slater and Paula Rawsthorne well represented when we asked local school kids to send us their reviews. It was a surprise to see such a high-standard....
by Administrator | Jan 29, 2018 | Quick Reads
Reservoir 13 has all the elements of a thrilling page turner lined up neatly in a list: a quaint village in the Peak District is the setting, where, on a late winter’s day a family walk goes awry. A girl is missing. Last seen dawdling behind her parents on a frost...
by Administrator | May 16, 2017 | Readers & Writers
Set in contemporary Pakistan, in the fictional city of Zamana, The Golden Legend begins with a death. Nargis and Massud are architects, and on the morning we meet them they are on their way to oversee the transfer, via human chain, of the Islamic books from an old...
