The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – the hidden hand of private equity | Society books

The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – the hidden hand of private equity | Society books

This is a dark tale. In its opening scene the author is in conversation with a textile artist in her workshop under the arches in Deptford – arguably one of the last neighbourhoods that... Read more »
‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail | John le Carré

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail | John le Carré

The extent of John le Carré’s meticulous research and attention to detail are among insights into his working methods that will be revealed when the master of spy thrillers’ private archive goes... Read more »
Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days | Fiction

Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days | Fiction

In Julia Armfield’s third book the effects of the climate crisis are felt daily. The city in which sisters Isla, Irene and Agnes live has been transformed by endless rain – and... Read more »
Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang review – the women who tried to carve a path in a new China | Autobiography and memoir

Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang review – the women who tried to carve a path in a new China | Autobiography and memoir

When Yuan Yang was four years old, she tells us, her parents brought her from China to the UK as they pursued new educational opportunities. Although Private Revolutions, her vivid and detailed... Read more »
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