Faulks on Fiction Lawrence Durrell if they were lucky

if they were lucky

A young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed in ice

But years of patient police work have taught him a thing or two including his conviction that those who jump to easy conclusions are often the last ones to solve a crime

a shadowy figure who commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists

At Bloor's

Faulks on Fiction Lawrence Durrell if they were luckyThe publication of Robinson Crusoe in London in 1719 marked the arrival of a revolutionary art form: the novel. British writers were prominent in shaping the new type of storytelling one which reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in whom readers could find not only an escape, but a deeper understanding of their own lives. But the novel was more than just a reflection of British life. As Sebastian Faulks explains in this