→Can any book live
up to such hype?
In this case, the
answer is an
emphatic ‘yes’BOOKSTracy Borman on the final
instalment of Hilary Mantel’s
Wolf Hall trilogy, The Mirror
& the Light → page 72MARINA CAVAZZA/ALAMYHISTORICAL FICTIONFOOD HISTORY
“Fake potatoes were made
from Genoese sponge,
filled with custard and
rolled in chocolate”
Rachel Duffett discusses Annie Gray’s
Victory in the Kitchen → page 77WOMEN’S HISTORY
“Having finally won the
vote, women were now
concerned with the world
they were making”
Fern Riddell on Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders
by Jane Robinson → page 75NAZI GERMANY
“Understanding Hitler’s
personality is vital if
we are to fully understand
his actions”
Roger Moorhouse reviews Volker Ullrich’s
biography of the Nazi dictator → page 74FICTION“Without the help of
Africans, the journeys of
Victorian explorers would
not have been possible”
Petina Gappah on her novel Out of
Darkness, Shining Light → page 77→Can any book liveup to suchhype?In thiscase, theanswer is anemphatic ‘yes’BOOKSTracyBormanon the final
instalmentof HilaryMantel’s
WolfHalltrilogy,TheMirror
& the Light→page 72MARINA CAVAZZA/ALAMY
HISTORICAL FICTIONFOODHISTORY“FakepotatoesweremadefromGenoesesponge,filledwithcustardandrolledinchocolate”RachelDuffettdiscussesAnnieGray’s
Victory in the Kitchen→page 77WOMEN’SHISTORY“Havingfinallywonthevote,womenwerenowconcernedwiththeworldtheyweremaking”FernRiddellonLadiesCan’tClimbLadders
by Jane Robinson→page 75NAZIGERMANY“UnderstandingHitler’spersonalityis vitalifwe aretofullyunderstandhisactions”RogerMoorhousereviewsVolkerUllrich’s
biography of the Nazi dictator→page 74FICTION“WithoutthehelpofAfricans,thejourneysofVictorianexplorerswouldnothavebeenpossible”PetinaGappahon her novelOutof
Darkness, Shining Light→page 77