Monthly Archives: April 2012
Glamouring the past – Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamour in Glass
Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamour in Glass follows on the heels of The Shades of Milk and Honey. It joyously extends its horizons into Belgium and the watershed of renewed war as Bonaparte comes back from his exile in Elba. The … Continue reading
A luxury of tears – Peter Carey’s The Chemistry of Tears
Peter Carey‘s The Chemistry of Tears is a novel which questions the world in a very science fictional way. Taking familiar themes of grief and the lives of fakes, Carey echoes the familiar themes of making the world and losing … Continue reading