Subtlety is a difficult thing to write about when it comes to novels. But while airport bookshop shelves are groaning with big, in-your-face thrillers and high-stakes romantic dramas, I always find it more interesting to examine the understated prose to be found in the hinterlands of literature’s giant ecosystem.
This week we have two elegant novels that display the authors’ craft and confidence in different ways. First up is by Malachy Tallack. This is the Scottish author’s fifth book, at the head of a very
