Novels that say a lot without making lots of noise

There is still some unspoiled Surrey country to be enjoyed

1980s fiction might more profitably fill your beach-y or gîte-y afternoons

Like Scheherazade, Bruno Schulz traded his art for life

Mikanowski’s timely book pours iridescent light on the lands and peoples of Eastern Europe

The experience of pregnancy and childbirth in 19th century Britain was no picnic

Do not dream of comparing Roma history with the Jews

For a quarter of a century, not one British woman could surpass her

A fresh telling of a largely forgotten slice of wartime history

The fad-spurning architecture of Hugh Petter