‘Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realised what it was that I loved about Britain – which is to say, all of it…’
Book Review: Notes from a Small Island
Book Review: The Good Soldier
Book Review: Good Morning, Midnight
‘A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That’s all any room is’
Book Review: Between the Acts
Book Review: The Green Mile
‘Sometimes there is absolutely no difference at all between salvation and damnation…’
Book Review: The Mill on the Floss
‘I desire no future that will break the ties of the past…’
Book Review: Closing Time
‘For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive….’
Book Review: The Other Side of Truth
‘The truth is the truth. How can I write what’s untrue?’
Book Review: The Moon is Down
‘The flies have conquered the flypaper…’
Book Review: Private Peaceful
‘Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow…’
