“Churchill. The Statesman as Artist” Edited and introduced by David Cannadine (published by Bloomsbury Continuum)

Brushing away stress and depression

22 November 2018 - 11.11 AM

When he wasn’t fighting the fascist forces of evil in a world war, seeing active service with courage and distinction in the British Army, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature as a gifted journalist, biographer and historian, raising four children and generally establishing himself as one of the 20th century's most significant figures, British statesman Winston Churchill relaxed from the strain of public affairs by painting.

Was an innocent man executed?

Not surprisingly, after writing 53 “Maigret” books, author Simenon went for something of a different…

03 May 2018 - 11.05 AM

Piling on the pressure

Maigret enthusiasts know not to expect a lot of out-and-out excitement in Simenon’s crime novels.…

20 April 2018 - 09.04 AM

Bloodhound on the trail

Simenon unleashes a wham-bam opening here that has our head in a spin trying to keep up with it. The…

26 March 2018 - 10.03 AM

An investigation in reverse

The last time we encountered Detective Chief Inspector Maigret he was run-down from years of chasing…

19 March 2018 - 09.03 AM

Over the top with the last man standing

Harry Patch didn’t climb Everest, split the atom, sail solo round the world, write the definitive…

26 February 2018 - 09.02 AM

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