Blogs in February 2024

The Silver Bone 28th February 2024

Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion. When Samson Kolechko’s father is murdered, his last act...

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Brisbane 2nd August 2023

For fans of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Umberto Eco Vodolazkin’s new novel Brisbane is “a sophisticated and frequently moving study in dissonance, dedicated to pointing out contrasts between art and life, beauty and decay, intention and outcome. And, yes, between Ukraine and...

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The Orphanage 7th February 2023

A devastating story of the struggle of civilians caught up in the conflict in eastern Ukraine If every war needs its master chronicler, Ukraine has Serhiy Zhadan, one of Europe’s most promising novelists. Recalling the brutal landscape of The...

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The Milkman in the Night 13th April 2022

Read this eccentric epic from the author of cult classic Death and the Penguin Semyon is disturbed. He has woken up in the living room with blood on his shirt, an angry wife and no idea where he was...

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Sunflowers Beneath the Snow 16th March 2022

A Ukrainian rebel. Three generations of women bearing the consequences. A journey that changes everything. When Ivanna opens the door to uniformed officers, her tranquil life is torn to pieces – leaving behind a broken woman who must learn...

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