Modern British Fiction
Feature Writer Articles in Modern British Fiction
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Review of Jill Dawson's The Great Lover
Jill Dawson's inventive new novel imagines a fictional event in the life of English war poet Rupert Brooke - a relationship with a humble but spirited serving girl.
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Review of C J Sansom's Sovereign
Sansom's third novel set in Tudor England sees lawyer Matthew Shardlake caught up in a web of deadly secrets and conspiracies that could bring down King Henry the Eighth.
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Review of C J Sansom's Dark Fire
The second novel in Sansom's series set in Tudor England featuring hunchback lawyer Matthew Shardlake is a tightly plotted and violent thriller.
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Review of CJ Sansom's Dissolution
The first novel in Sansom's phenomenally successful series sees Matthew Shardlake sent to investigate a brutal murder at a corrupt monastery.
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Book Review of Missy by Chris Hannan
Hannan's first novel is an irresistible journey through the opium-addled streets of the nineteenth century American West, seen through the eyes of a witty flash-girl.
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Review of Justine Picardie's Daphne
Justine Picardie's novel, now out in paperback, tells the tale of Daphne du Maurier's quest to uncover the truth about Branwell Bronte's life.
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Review of Charles Elton's Mr Toppit
Charles Elton's darkly comic debut novel looks at the way a family copes with the success of a series of children's books based around their own lives.
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The Journal of Dora Damage
Belinda's Starling's witty tale, newly released in paperback, is a "Vic-Lit" novel in the style of Sarah Waters, Michael Faber and Jane Harris.
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Contributing Articles in Modern British Fiction
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Juliet, Naked Book Review
Nick Hornby's latest novel, Juliet, Naked, returns him to familiar ground by once again placing music, art, the creative process and fan obsession under the microscope.
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Graham Swift's The Light of Day
The holiday season is beginning earlier and earlier, but Graham Swift's intriguing exploration of love and murder will protect the month of November from holiday assault.
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Master and Commander's Varied Sources
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World didn't just adapt those two Patrick O'Brian novels. Incidents from numerous Aubrey-Maturin adventures appear in the film.
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Pat Barker's Novel The Ghost Road
The Ghost Road is Pat Barker's conclusion to her Regeneration trilogy that tells the stories of shell-shocked British army officers of the first world war.
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On Kazuo Ishiguro's Nocturnes
The stories' connecting thread is a question: 'What is success'. Each tale examines how striving for it - or not - and achieving it - or not - affects relationships.
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A Curious Incident, a Portrayal of Autism?
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" has been one of the most popular novels in recent years to address the subject of autism; how did it address autism?
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Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
Mary Anning is the real life heroine in Remarkable Creatures, a fascinating story of finding dinosaur fossils on a beach. Tracy Chevalier transports the reader yet again.
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God's Hazard is a Safe Bet
Nicholas Mosley, born in 1923 and best known for his novel Hopeful Monsters, is still going strong, and has never been more relevant, as his new novel proves.
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Marina Lewycka –Two Caravans
Two Caravans follows a group of migrant workers who have come to England to work as strawberry pickers in a field in Kent, living in two shoddy but charming caravans.
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The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
Chris Cleave's novel, The Other Hand, is a perfect example of how beautiful the English language can be when used by such a talented and fearless author.
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Blind Faith by Ben Elton – Novel Review
Ben Elton's dystopian novel Blind Faith satirizes the modern celebration of belief over reason. Despite timeliness and humor, it remains in the shadow of George Orwell.
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The Whole Day Through by Patrick Gale
The Whole Day Through is an intelligent, bittersweet love story with a fascinating focus on the lives of two carers. Look out for the writer's trademark twist at the end.
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A Synopsis of Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary was released by Helen Fielding in 1996. It focuses on the life of Bridget Jones; a thirty-something 'singleton' living in London.
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