Category: Literature

“This is a surreal and dark book, with moments of black humour” (Julias-books.com)

Often I stumble on books through reading an obituary. That’s why I bought the last footman.

When I was much, much younger I believed when I started a book I had an obligation to myself to finish it. This no longer applies.

Eric Ambler’s quite short spy thrillers are perfect for short-haul flights, say two hours at the airport and three hours in the air.

    Joaquín Sorolla, Tipos de Ávila.

Gladstone, in his lifetime at any rate, was called The Grand Old Man.

Airport paperback thrillers are very long these days. You’d best take a flight to Sydney.