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Clapham and Clapham Common in particular feature in a number of literary works, most famously as the setting for Graham Greene’s WWII novel The End of the Affair (1951). Greene lived at 14, Clapham Common Northside which, though it still exists … Continue reading
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The recent post-event evaluation of the Crystal Palace Overground Festival has made me think that it’s time to reflect on the two festivals with which I was closely involved this Spring. Clapham was a great success – I’m still being … Continue reading
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No, not pictures of Ken Clarke (British politician) looking the worse for wear at Ronnie Scott’s, but an interesting bit of etymology. On Friday last I was out in south London and was taken to a Tap Room. Now I … Continue reading
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It’s Tour de France time. We’re onto the second weekend of the annual, three-week event and the drama is as complex and captivant as ever. I have been following Le Tour since the days when the only UK reporting was … Continue reading
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Historical fiction being de rigeur right now – a review of two plaudit-laden historical novels, The Essex Serpent and The Girl in the Glass Tower, both published recently and both by women writers. First, Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent (Serpents … Continue reading
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