Wednesday, October 20, 2021

London Lies Beneath

London Lies Beneath by Stella Duffy is a historical novel based loosely on an actual event in London just before WW1. It centres on a shipping accident which befell a group of scouts. It's written from the perspective of three boys who are friends, and their six parents. The book came to life in the last few chapters, finally justifying the long character list. 7/10.

 

 



Friday, October 15, 2021

Fiction Returns

Three Years by Anton Chekhov is a short novel about human relationships. Basically a rich guy marries a pretty girl, she does not love him, but it gives her an exit route from her parental home so she takes it. He knows she doesn't love him, but they persevere with the marriage and eventually they are a happy couple. Not really my thing. 4/10