David Tanner reviewed Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic play, …
Highly recommended
5 stars
Superb writing and a sad, sad, story.
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David Tanner rated Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: 5 stars
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
The man he knew as “Control” is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. …
David Tanner rated Persuasion: 5 stars
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months …
David Tanner rated Desolation Called Peace: 5 stars
Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan book 2)
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy …
David Tanner rated Anything is possible: 4 stars
Elizabeth Strout: Anything is possible (2017)
Anything is possible by Elizabeth Strout
"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves …
David Tanner rated Wintering: 4 stars
Wintering by Katherine May
Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break …