| ‘Nostalgia for a time when scandals were more decorous’, a review of ‘Past Imperfect’ by Julian Fellowes, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘Scapegoats, hate figures and superheroes: why we’re all in denial about our guilt over the debt crisis', in The Spectator: London |
| ‘Fine Just The Way It Is’ by Annie Proulx, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘When Will There Be Good News?’ by Kate Atkinson, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘A Sense of Healing’, a review of ‘The Idea of Love’ by Louise Dean in Literary Review: London |
| ‘Love, anarchy and music’ a review of ‘Illuminations’ by Eva Hoffman, in Sunday Telegraph |
| Holiday Reading (reviews of Charles Cumming’s Typhoon, Siri Hustvedt’s The Sorrows of an American and Frank Tallis’ Fatal Lies) in New Statesman: London |
‘Short. Sharp. Shocking’ a review of ‘Trauma’ by Patrick McGrath in
New Statesman: London |
| ‘My Kind Of Town: Arequipa, Peru’ in Travel section, Sunday Telegraph: London |
| ‘Self-flagellation and the City: does our psyche need Mammon to be inherently evil?’ in Spectator Business: London |
| ‘Turmoil in Jeddah’ a review of ‘The Night of the Mi’raj’ by Zoe Ferraris, in the Sunday Telegraph. |
| ‘Intimations of mortality, a review of ‘Nothing to be frightened of’ by Julian Barnes in New Statesman: London |
| ‘Women who aren’t cut out for motherhood’ in The Times: London |
‘Running Away’, a review of ‘Out of Breath’ by Julie Myerson in New
Statesman: London |
| ‘Does what you wear really define who you are?’ a review of ‘The Clothes On Their Backs’ by Linda Grant, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘When fear keeps true intimacy at bay’, an article on Sexual Anorexia in The Straits Times: Singapore |
| ‘Lucy Beresford gets in touch with her inner cupid’, a review of ‘Four Letter Word’ edited by Joshua Knelman & Rosalind Porter, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| City Life: Johannesburg, in The Spectator: London |
| ‘Northern Lights’, a review of ‘At the Edge of Light’ by Maria Peura, (translated by David Hackston) in New Statesman: London |
| ‘A fresh take on family, sacrifice, and loss’, a review of ‘Run’ by Ann Patchett, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘Hope amid the hardships of 1920s America’, a review of ‘Away’ by Amy Bloom, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘The Stuff Of Dreams’, a review of ‘Filming: A Love Story’ by Tabish Khair in New Statesman: London |
| ‘Lifting the veil on love and longing in Saudi Arabia’, a review of ‘Girls of Riyadh’ by Rajaa Alsanea, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘Facebook: the crack cocaine of networking’, an article psychoanalysing our addiction to Facebook, in the online daily magazine The First Post |
| ‘Hostages suppress their emotions to mask inner turmoil’, an article on the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston, in The Independent: London |
| ‘Too much in the sun’, a review of ‘Love Falls’ by Esther Freud in The Spectator: London |
| City Life: 'Golf and global brands signal rising prospects for the Himalayan kingdom', an article on Kathmandu in The Spectator, London |
| ‘A magical cross-cultural journey’, a review of ‘The Opposite House’ by Helen Oyeyemi, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘This Raucous City’, a review of ‘The Nature of Monsters’ by Clare Clark in Literary Review: London |
| ‘In Search of Identity’, a review of ‘Rainbow’s End’ by Lauren St. John in New Statesman: London |
| ‘A tale of cold and calculated revenge’, a review of ‘Nina Todd Has Gone’ by Lesley Glaister, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| City Life: 'Shoppers think fresh – and think less of products endorsed by World Cup losers', an article on New Delhi in The Spectator, London |
| ‘A Tale of Devotion and Sacrifice’, a review of ‘When Madeline Was Young’ by Jane Hamilton, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘Village of the damned’, a review of ‘Animal’s People’ by Indra Sinha in New Statesman: London |
| Review of ‘Bitter Sweets’ by Roopa Farooki, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| On The Couch: what your favourite film choice at Christmas says about you, in The Spectator: London |
| ‘Sealed with a kiss’, an article on the erosion of British formality, in Psychologies: London |
| ‘The gateway to African economic revival, in a place once famous only for a hijacking’, an article about Entebbe, in The Spectator: London |
| Review of ‘The Right Attitude to Rain’ by Alexander McCall Smith, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| Review of ‘The Whole World Over’ by Julia Glass, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| Review of ‘Disobedience’ by Naomi Alderman, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘Summer of Love’, reviews of ‘The Debutante Divorcée’ by Plum Sykes, ‘How The Hangman Lost His Heart’ by K M Grant, ‘A Perfect Life’ by Raffaella Barker, and ‘Millions Of Women Are Waiting To Meet You’ by Sean Thomas, in The Spectator: London |
| ‘Love is off the menu’, examining Sexual Anorexia in The Times: London [ link ] |
| ‘Message from the maze’, a review of ‘Poppy Shakespeare’ by Clare Allan in The Spectator: London |
| Review of ‘The Dream Life Of Sukhanov’ by Olga Grushin, in the Sunday Telegraph |
| 'High on Holi day', an article on India during Holi for The Spectator, Travel supplement |
| ‘Love Among The Rubble’, a review of ‘The Night Watch’ by Sarah Waters in Literary Review: London |
‘Emotional Incontinence’, analysing the British psyche in The Spectator: London |
‘Too French by half’, a review of ‘Anthology of Apparitions’ by Simon Liberati in The Spectator: London |
‘Campus Affairs’, a review of ‘Truth and Consequences’ by Alison Lurie in Literary Review: London |
‘The City on the couch’, psychoanalyising London’s financial services industry in The Spectator: London |
‘Courting Casanova’, a review of ‘In Lucia’s Eyes’ by Arthur Japin in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The In-between World of Vikram Lall’ by M G Vassanji, and ‘Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman’ by Frances Stonor Saunders in The Daily Telegraph: London |
‘Finding Faith’, a review of ‘Minaret’ by Leila Aboulela in Literary Review: London |
‘A Taste of New York’, a review of ‘Boogaloo on Second Avenue’ by Mark Kurlansky, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Q&A’ by Vikas Swarup, ‘American Purgatorio’ by John Haskell , ‘26a’ by Diana Evans, ‘Summer of the Cicada’ by Will Napier, and ‘The Harmony Silk Factory’ by Tash Aw, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The Great Stink’ by Clare Clark, ‘The Republic of Trees’ by Sam Taylor , ‘Rules For Old Men Waiting’ by Peter Pouncey, ‘The Centre of Winter’ by Marya Hornbacher, and ‘The Genizah at the House of Shepher’ by Tamar Yellin, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Critical Mass’ by Philip Ball, and ‘The Distance Between Us’ by Maggie O’Farrell in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘The Vesuvius Club’ by Mark Gatiss, ‘Sayonara Bar’ by Susan Barker , ‘Tokyo Cancelled’ by Rana Dasgupta, ‘Moses, Citizen & Me’ by Delia Jarrett-Macauley, and ‘Conspirators’ by Michael Andre Bernstein, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The Honeymoon’ by Justin Haythe, ‘A Blade of Grass’ by Lewis DeSoto, ‘The Flood’ by David Maine, and ‘Away From You’ by Melanie Finn, in Literary Review: London |
Review of ‘The Amateur Marriage’ by Anne Tyler in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘After’ by Claire Tristram, ‘Geography’ by Sophie Cunningham, ‘Rhapsody’ by Robert Ford, ‘The Island Walkers’ by John Bemrose, and ‘The River’ by Tricia Wastvedt, in Literary Review: London |
Review of ‘Thursbitch’ by Alan Garner in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Dead Girls’ by Nancy Lee, and ‘The Shops’ by India Knight, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Waterborne’ by Bruce Murkoff, ‘Liars & Saints’ by Maile Meloy, ‘The Average Human’ by Ellen Toby-Potter, ‘A Good Voyage’ by Katharine Davies, and ‘Santiago’s Way’ by Patricia Laurent, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Black Dirt’ by Nell Leyshon, ’11 Emerald Street’ by Hugh O’Donnell, ‘The Double Life of Daniel Glick’ by Maurice Caldera, ‘Darien Dogs’ by Henry Shukman, and ‘Between Mountains’ by Maggie Helwig, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The Light of Day’ by Graham Swift, and ‘Mourning Ruby’ by Helen Dunmore, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Snobs’ by Julian Fellowes, ‘Long For This World’ by Michael Byers, ‘The Ghost Writer’ by John Harwood, ‘The Gangster We Are All Looking For’ by Le Thi Diem Thuy, and ‘Brass’ by Helen Walsh, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ‘A Clear Calling’ by David Austin, ‘The Sari Shop’ by Rupa Bajwa, and ‘Some Great Thing’ by Colin McAdam, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The Book of the Heart’ by Louisa Young, and ‘English Correspondence’ by Janet Davey, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘The Namesake’ by Jhumpa Lahiri, ‘The Angry Gods’ by Wendy Brandmark, ‘The Maze’ by Panos Karnezis, ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ by Audrey Niffenegger, and ‘Deafening’ by Francis Itani, in Literary Review: London |
‘The Runaway Gigolo’, a review of ‘The Nick of Time’ by Francis King, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘India in Slow Motion’ by Mark Tully, and ‘Holy Fools’ by Joanne Harris, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Politics’ by Adam Thirlwell, ‘Mrs Sartoris.’ by Elke Schmitter, ‘Vernon God Little’ by D B C Pierre, ‘My Name Is Sei Shōnagon’ by Jan Blensdorf, and ‘Too Beautiful For You’ by Rod Little, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘White Powder, Green Light’ by James Hawes, and ‘The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch’ by Anne Enright, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Lorelei’s Secret’ by Carolyn Parkhurst, ‘Gilgamesh’ by Joan London, ‘The Book of Salt’ by Monique Truong, ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini, and ‘Disturbance of the Inner Ear’ by Joyce Hackett, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Too Close to the Falls’ by Catherine Gildiner, and ‘The Lunar Men’ by Jenny Uglow, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘The Russian Debutante’s Handbook’ by Gary Shteyngart, ‘Girl in a Garden’ by Lesley Chamberlain, ‘Going East’ by Matthew d’Ancona, and ‘Easter Island’ by Jennifer Vanderbes, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘Dirt Music’ by Tim Winton, and ‘Things My Mother Never Told Me’ by Blake Morrison, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Brick Lane’ by Monica Ali, ‘The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break’ by Steven Sherrill, ‘Buddha Da’ by Anne Donovan, ‘An Evening of Long Goodbyes’ by Paul Murray, and ‘When the Emperor Was Divine’ by Julie Otsuka, in Literary Review: London |
Reviews of ‘The Escape Artist’ by Matt Seaton, and ‘The Dream Room’ by Marcel Moring, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
‘Art and the City’, a review of ‘What I Loved’ by Siri Hustvedt in Literary Review: London |
‘Tearing a passion to tatters’, a review of ‘Death Trap’ by Patrice Chaplin, in The Spectator: London |
Reviews of ‘Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA’ by Brenda Maddox, and ‘Lucca’ by Jens Christian Grøndahl, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
Reviews of ‘Flight’ by Victoria Glendinning, ‘Unless’ by Carol Shields, and ‘Under an English Heaven’ by Robert Radcliffe, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
‘Recent First Novels’ in The Spectator: London |
‘Flapper-lit, Anyone?’, a review of ‘Clara Callan’ by Richard B Wright in Literary Review: London |
Review of ‘Carry Me Across the Water’ by Ethan Canin, and ‘stranger shores: essays 1986-1999’ by J.M.Coetzee, in The Daily Telegraph: London |
‘The Mirror Crack’d”, a review of ‘Look At Me’ by Jennifer Egan in Literary Review: London |
‘Sloshing Around’, a review of ‘Coastliners’ by Joanne Harris in Literary Review: London |
Review of ‘Still She Haunts Me’ by Katie Roiphe, in The Times Literary Supplement: London |
‘A Legacy of Guilt’, a review of ‘Sweet Hearts’ by Melanie Rae Thon, in The Times Literary Supplement: London |
Reviews of ‘Homestead’ by Rosina Lippi, ‘Kate Caterina’ by William Riviere, and ‘Milwaukee’ by Bernice Rubens, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘Unnatural Fire’ by Fidelis Morgan, ‘Still Water’ by Stuart Harrison, and ‘Suchi For Beginners’ by Marian Keyes, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘The Flight of the Maidens’ by Jane Gardam, ‘Strange Ways’ by Luc Lang, and ‘Motherkind’ by Jayne Anne Phillips, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘The Forger’ by Paul Watkins, ‘Dreaming of Strangers’ by Matt Thorne, and ‘The Largest Baby in Ireland after the Famine’ by Anne Barnett, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘A History of Insects’ by Yvonne Roberts, ‘To the Hermitage’ by Malcolm Bradbury, and ‘If Only It Were True’ by Mark Levy, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘Zelda’s Cut’ by Philippa Gregory, ‘When We Were Orphans’ by Kazuo Ishiguro, and ‘Laura Blundy’ by Julie Myerson, in Daily Mail: London |
Reviews of ‘Charming Billy’ by Alice McDermott, and ‘The Blackwater Lightship’ by Colm Toibin, in Daily Mail: London |
‘Oh dear, Roddy got real’, a review of ‘A Star Called Henry’ by Roddy Doyle, in Daily Mail: London |
