Salley Vickers

There was no escaping the Nazis – even in sleep

12 July 2025 9:00 am

Soon after Hitler came to power, a Jewish journalist, deprived of regular employment, began secretly recording her nightmares – and, as the terror increased, those of her fellow citizens

Visionary tales: Mrs Calder and the Hyena, by Marjorie Ann Watts, reviewed

1 February 2025 9:00 am

Sharply drawn characters, young and old, gleefully challenge conventional judgments and form liberating new friendships in this exhilarating collection of short stories

The misery of growing up in a utopian community

5 October 2024 9:00 am

Susanna Crossman recalls her childhood of bullying and sexual molestation in an Orwellian dystopia supposedly devoted to freedom and equality