©Otto Dov Kulka
ESSAY
Jan 25, 2013
The devastating account of a survivor sent to Auschwitz as an 11-year-old boy. Simon Schama reviews ‘Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death’, by Otto Dov Kulka
©Magnum/Raghu Rai
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
Government must do more than get out of the way if India’s rise is to continue. Edward Luce reviews ‘India Grows at Night’, by Gurcharan Das
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
A pop star’s memoir steers clear of celebrity excess. Isabel Berwick reviews ‘Bedsit Disco Queen’, by Tracey Thorn
©Simon Pemberton
FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
An Australian psychological thriller leaves questions hanging. Suzy Hansen reviews ‘The Engagement’, by Chloe Hooper
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
An entertaining study of the role manners have played in English history. George Pendle reviews ‘Sorry! The English and their Manners’, by Henry Hitchings
FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
A debut novel that borrows from Shakespeare. Hazel Sheffield reviews ‘The Starboard Seak’, by Amber Dermont
©Mary Evans Picture Library
FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
Sadistic impulses surface in an extraordinary tale of 18th-century medicine. Suzi Feay reviews ‘The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones’, by Jack Wolf
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
The story behind China’s zeal for recreating western landmarks. Edwin Heathcote reviews ‘Original Copies’, by Bianca Bosker
FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
A sensitive depiction of an artist in mourning. David Evans reviews ‘Intermission’, by Owen Martell
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
A warning against get-rich gurus. Ellen Kelleher reviews ‘Pound Foolish’, by Helaine Olen