Tag: france

  • Sunstruck

    Sunstruck

    by William Rayfet Hunter This is one of those slowly unravelling books – it starts with decadence, desire and a playful summer lightness, before descending into the complexities of class, privilege and family trauma. The first half of Sunstruck has a vivid, honeyed setting, which I felt as mesmerised by as the protagonist does. The…

  • Briefly, a Delicious Life

    Briefly, a Delicious Life

    by Nell Stevens Paperback, £9.99 If I had to condense my review of this book into three words, I would describe it as full of life, which is ironic, as the narrator is a ghost who has been dead for centuries. However, this ghost – Blanca – watches and involves herself in the stories of…