Alfred Hayes
Matters of life and death
John Self reviews Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams, and The End of Me by Alfred Hayes
Is the Union breaking up?
Nationalist parties have a vested interest in falling short of independence
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
A successful account of the disastrous
When the Dust Settles is a record of an achingly human response to chaos and emergency
When Great Lives grates
Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?
A madman’s guide to Wagner
You don’t have to be crazy to enjoy Wagner, but it helps
Sinicizing the CCP
Xi Jinping’s cynical use of Confucius
Stirring the melting pot
Ethnicity pay gap reporting is a terrible idea, so why won’t it go away?
Weeds in the garden
A brilliant new work walks the thorny path of motherhood
Isabella Leonarda; A portrait (Brilliant Classics)
Passion and originality blossom behind the walls of the cloister
Charge of the Lightweight Brigade
Into the valley of death rode the 358
A prayer for the Holocaust dead
Extra-judicial killing and its long aftermath forms the core of Linda Kinstler’s remarkable new book