I was stupid enough to be busy on the night when BBC Four showed a Review Show Special of Kirsty Wark interviewing Donna Tartt - and now it is gone from iPlayer! But I found a section of it that Newsnight put on YouTube - so here it is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiL1dIXAQKo It is an utter joy… Continue reading Clip: Kirsty Wark Interviews Donna Tartt
Month: October 2013
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Where do I begin? The Goldfinch. The Goldfinch. It still hasn't entirely sunk in that Donna Tartt has written another novel; that it is out this year; that it is called The Goldfinch. And yet I have read a proof copy of it, all 771 pages, kindly sent to me by someone at Little, Brown.… Continue reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
I think it is far to say that in the time since it has been published, less than a month, Burial Rites has become a bit of a 'sensation'. It is everywhere, and everyone seems to be talking about it. I don't usually rush to read books that have a lot of hype around them,… Continue reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
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