'In the Blood' is intriguing thriller
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 14:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"In the Blood" (Touchstone), by Lisa Unger Lisa Unger's novels all explore the theme of family and how it shapes people's lives. Her latest, "In the Blood,"...
Chang-rae Lee's latest novel doesn't disappoint
Monday, 27 January 2014, 14:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"On Such a Full Sea" (Riverhead Books), by Chang-rae Lee Inside the confines of B-Mor, a strictly regimented labor colony populated by the descendants of immigrant workers from...
Ageing in the Mediterranean
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 13:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Written by Joseph Troisi and Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz - two productive and internationally recognised scholars in the field of gerontology - Ageing in the Mediterranean provides the reader with...
Ghar il-Kbir: the marriage documents 1588-1733
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 12:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Discovered by Joseph Borg, transcribed and translated by Prof. Horatio Vella of the University of Malta, this book contains 18 transcribed and translated Latin documents, falling into the period from...
Book on the refugee experience in Malta
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 13:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ir-Refuġjati f’Ħajti (Refugees in My Life) - by Charles Buttigieg the first Refugee Commissioner in Malta – was launched this week on the occasion of World Day of Migrants and...
'Pieces' author Frey has multibook, media deal
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 12:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The author of the discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces" has a multibook, multimedia deal with HarperCollins for a young-adult series called "Endgame." The...
'Fear Nothing' is vivid psychological narrative
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 12:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Fear Nothing" (Dutton), by Lisa Gardner Nobody writes about the psychological aspects of working in law enforcement better than Lisa Gardner. She can take potentially disturbing...
E.L. Doctorow explores mind of brain scientist
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 12:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Andrew's Brain" (Random House), by E.L. Doctorow The narrator of E.L. Doctorow's latest novel, "Andrew's Brain," is a cognitive scientist with a guilty...
Dick Wolf delivers in 'The Execution'
Monday, 20 January 2014, 12:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Execution: a Jeremy Fisk Novel" (William Morrow), by Dick Wolf Dick Wolf, creator of television's "Law & Order," follows his thriller "The...
Book on the refugee experience in Malta
Sunday, 19 January 2014, 10:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ir-Refuġjati f’Ħajti (Refugees in My Life) - by Charles Buttigieg the first Refugee Commissioner in Malta – was launched this week on the occasion of World Day of Migrants and...