Although The
Golden Egg is the 22nd novel in Donna Leon's series about
the Venetian detective Commissario Brunetti, it remains as
difficult as ever to assign the novels to any particular
genre.
Lynette Robinson's
memoir, Where the Rainbow Fell Down, records her view
of her dysfunctional family, poverty and her relationship
with the Catholic Church.
From the Greek
legend of Cupid and Psyche to the Selkies of Scottish
folk-lore, many cultures have cautionary tales of husbands
and wives who conceal their true identities and flee when
their secret is discovered by overly curious spouses.
When a book is subtitled ''A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the
Power, Personalities and Politics at the Heart of the
Catholic Church'' then the expectation raised is likely to be
of heaps of dirt and loads of tabloid innuendo.
If
Wild Behaviour, by photographer Trevor Penfold, has a
familiar feel to southerners, it is because many of the
species he has photographed are residents here.
