JOHN FOWLES IS now a famous and sometimes controversial novelist; this first volume of his journals deals with his years of decided unsuccess until, already in his late thirties, he published his first novel, The Collector. The temptation is to turn straight away to the details of success, but it should be resisted. This large and sometimes difficult book holds great rewards for those who persevere.

Literary Review

Oct 2003

Categories

William Palmer

Miles from Nowhere

Dad Land

Southern Man

Guernsey’s Finest

When the Circus Came to Town

Septentrional Wizadry

Music to Make You Smile

Going out of Print

Words, Words, Words

Our Man In London

Coastal Calamity

The Cretan Paradox

Europeans For Sale

The Road To Hell

War Story

Books And The Night

Summer In A Jar

The Ragman’s Trumpet

When the Levee Breaks

Red Gold

Why Are You Telling Me This?

Ad Astra

Navigating the Past

The Queen’s Missing Head