My reading during Nonfiction November has been purely memoirs this year, and the three I’ve read so far have all been superb! Hopefully I may fit one more in this month. Meanwhile here is my review of the first one: This woman is indeed a national treasure! She has forged a successful acting, directing and Read More
Tag: North London
The immigrant experience in a North London estate
In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne Gunaratne’s novel was longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize, but sadly didn’t make the shortlist. It has now been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize – an award that celebrates creatively daring fiction. Daring it is, for never have I read a book where the dialogue Read More
