Unabridged Opinions

Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education came to my attention after the release of the 2009 film of the same name – scripted by Nick Hornby. Based in chapter two of Barber’s book, the film follows Barber’s misadventure as a naive school girl, with a charming crook, Simon. The film – set in 1960s London suburbia [...] […]

While Misfortune was a darkly gothic novel involving gender-bending amongst the landed gentry and By George was in turn a melancholy exploration of ventriloquism and the decline of the great British variety show tradition, with Charles Jessold Considered as a Murderer, his third novel, Wesley Stace proves once again to be a master of originality [...] […]