Monthly Archives: February 2018

Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans

Posted on February 19, 2018 by forwardtranslations

The boys had book vouchers to spend over half term, which prompted a whole set of agonising – first Son2 wanted to buy Lego models instead, and then to spend his share on Star Wars encyclopedias, and then Son1 wanted … Continue reading →

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The Taming of the Queen

Posted on February 18, 2018 by forwardtranslations

A lot of energy has been expended by other people in wondering why we remain so fascinated by the Tudor period. It’s one I mainly know through historical fiction and TV documentaries, like many of us, and I’ve enjoyed most … Continue reading →

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On the Improbability of Butterflies

Posted on February 6, 2018 by forwardtranslations

I don’t know whether the similarities between Hanni Münzer’s Solange es Schmetterlinge gibt and Hannah Rothschild’s The Improbability of Love (Bloomsbury, 2015) would have struck me so clearly if I hadn’t read them one after the other. Both feature a … Continue reading →

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On Translating Simone Buchholz’s Blue Night

Posted on February 5, 2018 by forwardtranslations

There’s much excitement at the moment because my translation of Simone Buchholz‘s wonderful German noir Krimi Blue Night (Blaue Nacht) is coming out in paperback at the end of March, published by the equally wonderful Orenda Books. It’s already available … Continue reading →

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