“When the Stars Go Dark” has all the makings of a tidy police procedural, but the mechanics of Anna Hart’s investigation into a missing teenager serve merely as the scaffolding for a shrewd examination into the detective’s devastated psyche. This is a sombre ballad about a traumatised woman’s dedication to finding justice for the missing … Continue reading Review: When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

Beryl Markham was a remarkable woman, eminently worthy of celebration and eternal commemoration. An aviation pioneer, she was the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic from east to west, thereby cementing her place in history. Before Paula McLain’s novel, Circling the Sun, I’d never heard of her; afterwards, I immediately began searching for … Continue reading Review: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain