Star-crossed lovers: Sweet Sorrow, by David Nicholls, reviewed
The 16-year-old hero of David Nicholls’s fifth novel is ostensibly Everyboy. It is June 1997, the last day at dreary…
Partying with John and Yoko: The Dakota Winters, by Tom Barbash, reviewed
Tom Barbash’s dark and humorous second novel takes a risk by combining invented and real characters. I feared nagging doubts…
Sisters in scandal
In our age of elasticated leisurewear, ready meals and box sets on telly, it is exhilarating to read about people…
No happy endings
Between agreeing to review this book and receiving it, I got worried. Like many, I adore Doctor Zhivago with its…
