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So Much Life Left Over by Louis de Bernières review – family drama in a changing world
Helen Falconer
02, Aug, 2018 @8:00 AM
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman review – an enchanting prequel to Practical Magic
Helen Falconer
22, Nov, 2017 @12:00 PM
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce – review
Helen Falconer
16, Oct, 2014 @8:00 AM
Women authors: Apr 30
Far too much writing by women is cheaply dismissed as 'chick lit'. Ignore Nicci Gerrard, Anne Fine, Kathleen Tessaro and Talitha Stevenson at your peril, says Helen Falconer.
Helen Falconer
29, Apr, 2005 @11:37 PM
Review: The Marriage Bed by Regina McBride
Helen Falconer is not convinced by Regina McBride's Irish American vision of the old country, The Marriage Bed.
Helen Falconer
27, Nov, 2004 @12:36 AM
![Article image](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2004/09/16/cherry.gif" alt="Cherry by Matt Thorne " width="128" height="195" class="gu-image" /> <figcaption> <span class="element-image__caption"><A HREF="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=0297829092">Buy Cherry at the Guardian bookshop</A></span> <span class="element-image__credit">Photograph: Public domain</span> </figcaption> </figure>.jpeg)
Review: Cherry by Matt Thorne
Helen Falconer is frustrated by Matt Thorne's Booker-longlisted Cherry.
Helen Falconer
18, Sep, 2004 @12:20 AM
![Article image](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2004/08/19/mammoth.gif" alt="The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman " width="128" height="195" class="gu-image" /> <figcaption> <span class="element-image__caption"><A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844081273/guardianunlim-21">Buy The Mammoth Cheese at Amazon.co.uk</A></span> <span class="element-image__credit">Photograph: Public domain</span> </figcaption> </figure>.jpeg)
Review: The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
Sheri Holman's humane satire on modern American politics, The Mammoth Cheese, establishes her as an original of extraordinary quality, says Helen Falconer.
Helen Falconer
20, Aug, 2004 @11:38 PM
Review: The Family Way by Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons is out of his depth in his new book The Family Way, says Helen Falconer.
Helen Falconer
17, Jul, 2004 @12:35 AM
![Article image](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2004/06/17/otherside.gif" alt="The Other Side of the Story by Marion Keyes " width="128" height="195" class="gu-image" /> <figcaption> <span class="element-image__caption"><A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718144678/guardianunlim-21">Buy The Other Side of the Story at Amazon.co.uk</A></span> <span class="element-image__credit">Photograph: Public domain</span> </figcaption> </figure>.jpeg)
Review: The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
Helen Falconer is surprised by Marian Keyes's latest blockbuster, The Other Side of the Story
Helen Falconer
19, Jun, 2004 @12:27 AM
Review: Trix by Stephanie Theobald
Helen Falconer takes the road to excess in Stephanie Theobald's ode to food, foreigners and lesbian sex, Trix
Helen Falconer
12, Jun, 2004 @12:30 AM
Review: Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand
Jo Brand's Sorting out Billy is messy and unresolved - a bit like life, says Helen Falconer
Helen Falconer
05, Jun, 2004 @12:07 AM
Review: The Voyage Home by Jane Rogers
Helen Falconer is enchanted by Jane Rogers's poetically transparent prose in The Voyage Home
Helen Falconer
16, Apr, 2004 @11:33 PM
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