Reviews

By P T Saunders This is the shockingly true story of ‘Paul’ and his step-siblings and their abuse at the hands of his black step-father and white mother. Two year old ‘Paul's mother entered into a mixed race relationship with Roy in the 1960’s after ‘Pauls’ father abandoned them. At the time such relationships were … Continue reading Cupboard Boy

By B B Griffith This is the second in the series featuring Dr Gordon Pope, child psychiatrist. His patient is twelve year old Sophie West who has a problem with her imaginary friend Mo. Mo is becoming more real everyday, fires are being started, and Sophie's mother Dianne fears it may be her daughter. In … Continue reading Mind Games

By B B Griffith The Sleepwalkers is a relatively short, first in a series novel. It is an interesting, if a little supernatural, read surrounding the mysteries of sleep and dreaming. It introduces the character of Gordon Pope a rather dishevelled and down on his luck psychiatrist, who is divorced from his wife and practice … Continue reading The Sleepwalkers

Midnight’s Children, a book and a film, by Salman Rushdie. I was intrigued to read the novel, and watch the film,  ‘Midnight’s children.’ Amongst it’s awards are the Best of the Booker, Booker Prize (1981), and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.  Children born at midnight on the eve of India’s partition and … Continue reading Midnight’s Children