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Johnson channels Churchillian resolve in a rambling tribute

Johnson channels Churchillian resolve in a rambling tribute

By Andrew Lynch 2 years ago

Hornby returns to form as he looks back to Swinging London

Hornby returns to form as he looks back to Swinging London

By Nadine O’Regan 2 years ago

Fine study of Ireland’s zealous reformer

Fine study of Ireland’s zealous reformer

By Dermot Bolger 2 years ago

It’s not cricket

It’s not cricket

By Kevin Power 2 years ago

Joseph O’Neill made his literary name with the post-9/11 cricket novel Netherland, but his follow-up The Dog transports the reader to a very different time and place: the gleaming desert artifice of Dubai

Human existence in all its strangeness

Human existence in all its strangeness

By Rob Doyle 2 years ago

Likeable memoir that fizzles out before its end

Likeable memoir that fizzles out before its end

By Emma Kennedy 2 years ago

Working two jobs for very little living

Working two jobs for very little living

By Brendan Daly 2 years ago

Entertaining ramblings inside Cleese’s head

Entertaining ramblings inside Cleese’s head

By Andrew Lynch 2 years ago

Forget the title: Ford’s still masterly at capturing America’s mood

Forget the title: Ford’s still masterly at capturing America’s mood

By Kevin Power 2 years ago

Brand’s manifesto is amusing, rambling and all too trite

Brand’s manifesto is amusing, rambling and all too trite

By Barry J Whyte 2 years ago

Shaking hands with the enemy

Shaking hands with the enemy

By Andrew Lynch 2 years ago

Talking To Terrorists How to End Armed Conflicts By Jonathan Powell Bodley Head, €17.99

A spiritual meander of a novel that goes nowhere, slowly

A spiritual meander of a novel that goes nowhere, slowly

By Kevin Power 2 years ago

Lila By Marilynne Robinson Virago, €16.99

Story of a separation is crafted with genuine skill

Story of a separation is crafted with genuine skill

By Sarah Gilmartin 2 years ago

Dour, sour memoir from O’Malley is distinctly light on revelations

Dour, sour memoir from O’Malley is distinctly light on revelations

By Andrew Lynch 2 years ago

Paperback writers

Paperback writers

By Digital Desk 2 years ago