One of the most cosmopolitan English writers

One of my favourite writers

A formidable talent, a formidable sum of talents...precision, tact, irony and total absence of pomposity

We will continue to read her and learn from her for years

Anna Politkovskaya refused to lie, in her work; her murder is a ghastly act, and an attack on world literature

Her death is a grave crime against the country, against all of us

The dispatches selected for this volume...make for a compelling body of work

Haunting compilation

Shows her strength as a chronicler... Her eye for detail was unfailing

This collection of journalism should remind people of the big, obvious fact that sometimes gets forgotten: Anna Politkovskaya was a fantastic reporter. She knew what a story was, how to get it and how to tell it. Dead or alive, she demands to be read and heard and trusted...

There is some remarkable court reporting. Proceedings to bring one mass murderer to justice are brought brilliantly to life. But it is not all death and destruction. Also included is other journalism, including some delightful pieces on issues ranging from death of passion in Russia to the challenges in brining up a psychologically damaged dog....Politkovskya was murdered...but she has not been silenced and her journalism should continue to speak to us long after the riffraff she confronted are thankfully gone from the scene

A satisfying celebration of love lost and found

A wry satire on girlish obsession

The hugely affecting tale of a teen crush and its consequences decades later, this is a subtle and flawlessly written love story

Pearson's nostalgic narrative clearly marries the pangs of adolescence to mid-life regret. A pitch-perfect portrait of the teenage self.

Funny and poignant, it will also remind you why you'd never want to be 13 again!

Something I know I love ... Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time, which I could read endlessly.

I’m bowled over, hooked and, hurrah, there are 11 more volumes to go as Jenkins grows up. Terrific.

A highly accomplished debut, this is a chilling portrait of racial tension, social immorality, betrayal and love, and also an atmospheric examination of the end of innocence.

The writing is strong and though the sections featuring Gay's earlier life lose momentum, the story picks up pace when the girls' paths become entwined and the conclusion is compelling and thrillingly macabre.

This fictional account of a true story gives a darkly shocking version of the events surrounding this tragic case.

Brilliantly melds a factual post-war murder into a dark fictional tale