I don't know how many of you realise this, but from the age of 11 or so, I grew up in New Zealand. Our English curriculum makes it compulsory for us to do a reading log for every English class, covering a variety of books. In order to support our local heritage the log needs to include at least o...
I find Elizabeth Knox’s books hard to start. But I’m always rewarded if I can get past the first few chapters – they always seem to take time to warm to them. Knox’s characters and situations seldom lure me in instantly – they seem a bit unlikeable or inaccessible. I have to be willing to get to ...