TITRE FRANCAIS : la véritable histoire de Lady L. Ne vous fiez pas aux apparences, Lady L. n'est pas celle que vous croyez. La femme sans histoire de cette petite ville américaine cache bien des secrets. Ceux d'une princesse anglaise disparue quelques années plus tôt, morte aux yeux du monde et b...
Where to begin in this big muddled mess?The premise for this novel was interesting - a set of short stories/novellas about characters residing in the same village in the Alentejo region in Portugal. And it would've been a good idea, if the novelist knew anything beyond the basics of Portuguese cu...
Could it take me longer to read a book? I made myself read this book everyday so I could be done with it and properly hate it.Look at what the NY Review of Books said:"Ali succeeds brilliantly in presenting the besieged humanity of people living hard, little-known lives on the margins of a rich,...
The first time he was getting away from a malevolent child with swinging feet and an oblivious mother, then there were the mobile phone abusers, and just when Gabe thought he was safe in the 'quiet carriage', the stink of catering food packages unwrapped at his table forced him to beat yet anothe...