A journal of our growing adventures in a newbuild kitchen garden on the East Coast of Scotland.
Pat Barker’s latest novel, *The Voyage Home*, is a compelling continuation of her acclaimed “Women of Troy” series. This third novel is focused on the character of Cassandra, the Trojan prophetess cursed to never be believed, and her maid Ritsa as they are taken away from Troy by the victorious Greeks. The novel explores themes …
‘The Pull of the Stars’ by Emma Donoghue is set in 1918 as the end of the First World War is in sight. Although it does deal with many aspects of the war – the trauma of the front lines as well as the tragedies suffered on the home front – the novel is primarily focused …
