Monthly Archives: October 2011

Another review of the paperback

Authentic, moving, though-provoking, gripping … Andrew Williams’ sophisticated novel set in St Petersburg 37 years before the revolution that overturned Russia is about as good as historical thrillers get. To …

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Scotsman Feature

By Andrew Williams THE engraving drew my eye because it was the only object in my teenage friend’s house that was older than him. It was the portrait of a …

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