Set on a small island off the west coast of Ireland, โThe Colonyโ is a complex novel exploring the themes of colonisation, identity and belonging.
Book review: โThe Colonyโ by Audrey Magee
Book review: โGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Countryโ by Edward Parnell
โGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Countryโ is an excellent, genre-blending book, that brings together nature and travel writing, literary and cultural history, exploration of the supernatural, plus the added element of memoir. Itโs filled with the sense of love, wonder, and appreciation for Englandโs landscapes and the ghostly tales that quietly echo through its forests, hills and moors.
Unboxing the โBiblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionisโ
The Vulgate is the Latin language translation of the Bible going back to St Jerome (c. 342-420). A work of exquisite importance for the history of Christianity and the dissemination of the Bible, it still remains in official use. The version reviewed in this post is a wonderful facsimile of the so-called Sixto-Clementine Vulgate, originally published in Belgium in 1901.
Book review: โStarve Acreโ by Andrew Michael Hurley
First published in 2019, Starve Acre is eerie and suspenseful, but in a very elegant, subdued way. Its rural setting and folkloric elements place it firmly in the tradition of English folk horror genre, where there is a special - troubled - connection between the protagonists, the land and its numinous, uncanny presences.
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