Here's a list of the books that are occupying the barrister's time lately:
Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres:
"Wonderful. Beautifully written, it actually renews your faith in life and the novel."
A new translation of Dante's Inferno by Robert Pinsky:
"I was very glad to find the usurers in the seventh circle of hell. So all the chairmen of banks have a future burning slowly to death... and beyond, I guess."
Primary Colors by Anonymous
Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton:
"Hamilton was the author of 'Gaslight'and 'Rope.' He's a bit like Graham Greene. He's not at all religious, but he creates a very strong, sordid atmosphere."
The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay:
"It's about a mad Englishwoman going around Turkey on a camel, trying to convert everyone to the Church of England. It's got the best first line in any book: 'Will you hold my camel?' said Dot, as she dismounted on her way home from High Mass."
