Jessica Holland
The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran - review
There are strong echoes of Dickens in this vibrant portrait of ambition and struggle in Bangalore Anand and Kamala are both dreaming big. He's the hardworking boss of a car factory in Bangalore with his eye on a lucrative Japanese deal; she's his domesti
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - review
An enchanting collection of stories about lonely vampires and presidents reincarnated as horses A lonely vampire who believed in all the lore as a boy - sleeping in coffins, wearing velvet, drinking blood - meets a girl vampire, who teaches him to dull h
