Åsne Seierstad is a journalist. Based in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban, she met a bookseller called Sultan Kahn. Sultan and Åsne developed a relationship and her fascination for the Afghanistan way of life grew. Eventually Sultan agreed
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Eva Frawley was abandoned at birth, born on a desolate headland and left on the doorstep of a local farm, for weeks she was known as the Anaskeagh Baby, but like all stories this one too faded from the headlines. Growing up in a happy home
What makes anyone want to box, and why would a woman want to get into the ring? The reasons according to Kate Sekules – journalist, travel writer, food critic and boxer – are similar but varied. Sekules’ adolescence was where she discovered
The femmes universally slammed Anne Tyler’s Back When We Were Grown-ups when we read it back in 2004; in fact it was the book that gave rise to the famous “itchy tights” quote from our Connoisseur. The biggest problem we had with it was annoyance
Fourteen years after the success of his first book ‘Three Summers with Jackapple Joe’, all Jay Mackintosh can do is write trashy science fiction novels under a pseudonym and drink heavily coasting on the remnants of his literary reputation. He’s
There was plenty of hype about Monica Ali’s debut novel ever before it got published. Ali was nominated amongst the Granta Best of Young British Novelists last year and was shortlisted (as favourite) for the 2003 Booker Prize. After reading Brick Lane, it’s
Faith and Peter have been married for fifteen years, which is a minor feat in itself in this day and age. Faith arranges an anniversary party; they have a lot to celebrate. Or do they? Faith is 34 years old, a mum and a minor celebrity, maintaining a daily
As a repeat visitor to Las Vegas and something of a gambler at heart, I want to believe that it is possible to beat the house. So, when asked if I would like to borrow this book, I jumped at the chance. I think many of us would admit that there is nothing quite
The story of Bobby Sands is well known to anyone who has taken even a cursory glance at Northern Irish history. A member of the IRA since the early seventies, Sands served his first prison term as a ‘special category’ or political prisoner in
Based on extensive historical research by author Philippa Gregory, ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ is the story of Mary, younger sister of the tragic Anne Boleyn, who was queen of England for three short years in the 1500s. Brought to King
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