Zoe Fairbairns Bloodless Coup, Poems by Zoe Fairbairns Lost Souls Events, UK, 2026. Bloodless Coup is Zoe Fairbairns’ new literary accomplishment. I read her novels, which she began publishing in the late 1970s with admiration and mixed pleasure and anguish. In these, Benefits, Stand We At Last, Daddy’s Girls, Here Today, Closing and Other NamesContinue reading “Week beginning 10th June 2026”
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Week beginning November 26, 2025
John Willingham The Last Woman TCU Press Adult historical fiction, October 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Last Woman is based on the real Frenchy McCormick who lived from 1852 to 1941, eventually becoming the sole resident of Tascosa, Texas. She remained there for thirty years afterContinue reading “Week beginning November 26, 2025”
Week beginning 22 November 2023
Catherine Russell The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck University of Illinois 2023. Thank you, NetGalley , for this uncorrected proof for review. Barbara Stanwyck was not one of my favourite actresses, she seemed too pushy somehow, and her films did not appeal – nor did the characters she played. With this in mind, I thought itContinue reading “Week beginning 22 November 2023”
Robin's Room 