Bluestockings by Jane Robinson
Review by Dinah Birch - from The Observer
A pioneering generation of women at university is celebrated in this fine book, says Dinah Birch
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A pioneering generation of women at university is celebrated in this fine book, says Dinah Birch
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David Denby goes in pursuit of the new media humorists for whom unbridled abuse is their way of life, says James Harkin
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Jane Gardam paints an affectionate portrait of marriage, says Olivia Laing
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Francis Wheen's dissection of the Seventies hilariously reveals the paranoia that characterised that decade, says Andrew Anthony
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Whether writing about Kathleen Ferrier, smoking or Britain's railways, Ian Jack is never less than compelling, says Rachel Cooke
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Thomas Jones applauds the third volume of JM Coetzee's 'fictionalised memoir', whose characters speak in a single voice: his own
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In trying to visualise the end of the world, Margaret Atwood is being hugely ambitious, says Philip Hensher
Nothing found on Amazon | Full reviewEuan Ferguson says the English language is changing fast and there's an appetite for books that tell us what's happening and why
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Will Hodgkinson cuts a slice through Britain's constantly multiplying social strata, writes Gareth Grundy
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The singer's second novel is a frenzy of sex and language - and it shows off his secret tender side as well, says Graeme Thomson
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McIlvanney manages to make the thriller feel fresh again in this intelligent debut, says Francesca Segal
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These tales are unlikely to enthrall readers who are not yet convinced of King's talents, says Jean Hannah Edelstein
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It was a masterstroke in that it redefined the war as a struggle for 'a new birth of freedom', says Phil Mongredien
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With Hempel's wit, insight and crisp writing make her work consistently powerful
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It's hard at points not to wish for a little more plot, but it is impressive none the less, says Francesca Segal
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This is a sad and lovely novel from a talented new writer, says Francesca Segal
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Richard Dawkins's latest broadside just misses its target, says Richard Fortey
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Rebecca Stott enjoys a look at the hidden history of a great scientist
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Blanning combines a way with details and a clever structure and presents his argument with apparent ease, says Judith Rice
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Could it be that the King of Pop has taken the secret of Bolano's fathomless novel to the grave, asks Alfred Hickling
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The writing is slick and attractive, but get the sense that it lacks any real depth, says Ben Jeffrey
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Nova War is a gripping read and a treat for all fans of intelligent space opera, says Eric Brown
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Alex Clark is left giddy by Tom Sharpe's latest battle of the sexes
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Malzieu's prose is distinctly original, spitting and fizzing with unique similes and striking metaphors, says Eric Brown
Nothing found on Amazon | Full reviewJane Gardam's delicate portrait is full of lilting power, says Richard Eyre
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A unique world that is impeccably researched and intricately plotted, says Eric Brown
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A laugh-out-loud funny crime novel that is an engaging and highly enjoyable read, says Joanna Hines
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Mark Lawson applauds an attempt at the great British novel
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Despite unnecessary digressions The Hurricane Party is an insightful and moving work, says Eric Brown
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It's grim stuff, sure enough. If found on a one-night stand then flee, says Ian Pindar
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John Burnside's painterly poems add up to a moving portrait of grief, says David Wheatley
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Holroyd carries off the story as a ripping yarn spiced with melodrama and tinged with pathos, says Judith Rice
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Evans completes his impressive trilogy illustrating the final evolution of the Third Reich, writes Ian Pindar
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Why did the Booker judges not recognise this frighteningly brilliant achievement? They are scaredy-cats, concludes Nicholas Lezard
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Mary Hoffman on a thought-provoking revenge tale
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Murray is an undiscovered treasure, though adventures in hill-farming dialect may remain a niche market, says Alfred Hickling
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The insights may not be deep and the editing can be shoddy, but the adventure pulls you along, says Ben Jeffrey
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Giles Foden enjoys an illuminating journey of Russian exile and return
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In Imagined Worlds, Dyson glimpses a distant future in which humans communicate by radiotelepathy
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