Possibly I came to the book with too-high expectations, as several friends had raved about it, but Madeleine St John’s opus never really captured my imagination. The novel has a forward by Bruce Beresford, who studied with St John, and his contribution seems apt – the novel reads like a film trea...
Madeleine St John's poignant characteristically witty new and novel tells the story of three people locked in an unhappy tangle of emotions and desires, none able to articulate the precise quality of their longing and dissatisfaction. There's Alex, miserable in his cold and calmly professional ma...
"She had one of those dark mezzo-soprano voices, the colour of mahogany" It is these seemingly simple statements that capture the essence of a person that continually bring me back to the writing of Madeleine St. John. She is becoming one of my favourite authors and I so glad that I came across h...
Where?’‘I told you. He’s given her the push. Or he had when last heard from. Or rather, of. I was just wondering if they’ve managed to patch it up.’‘Oh, I expect so. He can’t afford to screw up at his age. Got to settle down sooner or later, make a few copies of the old DNA before the packaging p...