From the ashes
Published in the Sunday Times (24/01/2021)
Although last year was annus horribilis, a few bright sparks came out of it. One was that people had time to write books. Good books. So there is plenty on offer this year to keep readers happy. Here are a few highlights, from all-time favourite novelists to debut writers and a few in between .
1. Already touted as the debut of the year is
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. The Guardian has said its magnificence is reminiscent of Toni Morrison. It s the love story of two men who are enslaved on a plantation in America s Deep South.