The Observer, May 2020 Enter the AardvarkJessica Anthony Doubleday, £12.99, pp192 What begins as a topical takedown of the American political system deepens into a hugely enjoyable romp through history – and all because of […]
The Observer, April 2015 Celebrity chefs sell us the dream of whipping up daily, home-cooked dinners using the freshest ingredients. It pricks our consciences just enough to steer clear of obviously processed food and slip […]
The Observer, March 2015 Mark Ellen surveys the happy youngsters comfortably cavorting at Glastonbury, marvelling at Primal Scream beneath a harvest moon. “You bastards,” moans the music journalist and editor, recalling his nascent festival experiences […]
The Observer, March 2015 She has a happy job as a civil servant, has just moved into her first flat and is falling in love. Anna Lyndsey’s life is gloriously unremarkable. And then something odd […]
The Observer, February 2015 It has all the hallmarks of a classic haunted house novel. A mother and her young daughter arrive at a dwelling by a swollen river in the pouring rain. The house […]