When the Netgalley notification came through of a novel set in Sarajevo during the conflict of the 1990s, I had to read it. My interest in the war had been sparked by a conversation with then tour guide, now friend, Darko Barisic, who as a child had lived through the same conflict in Mostar. I …
Tag: literary fiction
Feb 13
JANE CABLE REVIEWS: THE LAST DAY by CLAIRE DYER
This is a clever book on so many levels. Just as you are settling in with the characters Claire Dyer throws a curve ball which grips you and makes it impossible not to read on. Vita, Boyd and Honey are not a love triangle. They can’t be; Vita got over Boyd years ago, but …