CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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Heroes in the Evening Mist by William Ash
A powerful novel on post-colonial liberation and the issues faced by revolutionary governments when in power
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A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
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PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
WILLIAM ASH (1917-2014) lived a full revolutionary life, one that combined direct action and careful study.
Born in the US, after serving in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish civil war, he continued his fight against fascism by joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in WWII, during which time he was captured, imprisoned and escaped.
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