It’s taken me a while to get round to this story, although it’s been recommended to me by several people, but I’m glad I finally did. It’s the story of an expedition to the Arctic in 1937, the accidents that slowly reduce the team to one last man standing, and his terrifying experience as heContinue reading “Dark Matter by Michelle Paver”
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The Daylight Gate by Jeannette Winterson
This should have been brilliant, really. Three winning elements for me – Jeannette Winterson (a favourite author), the Pendle Witch Trials (long a source of fascination), and Hammer Films (a current obsession). But what a disappointment! Leaving aside the historical inaccuracies, which I can forgive as Winterson clearly states it contains “speculations and inventions”, itContinue reading “The Daylight Gate by Jeannette Winterson”
