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Books

Crudo, by Olivia Laing, reviewed

30 June 2018

9:00 AM

30 June 2018

9:00 AM

Olivia Laing has been deservedly lauded for her thoughtful works of non-fiction To the River, The Trip to Echo Spring and The Lonely City. Her first novel, Crudo, is every bit as intelligent and provocative, with a roar of energy that comes from having been written, remarkably, in just seven weeks.

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