Regency style in a warehouse loft setting

An eclectic but aligned mixture of styles sometimes just works...

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Review of Piranesi - a novel by Susanna Clarke

This new novel by Susanna Clarke (author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell), references (in multiple ways) the work of the Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi known for his etchings of “fictitious and atmospheric prisons” (Le Carceri d’Invenzione). It is a ‘realist fantasy’ that conjures up both internal and external ‘otherworldliness’ in a lyrical and ultimately tender tale of loss, forgetting, and remembering.

Themes of finding truth through madness, caring for the dead and the lost, and devotion to place and the world (or worlds), are balanced with examinations of narcissism, ‘transgression’ and deep and enduring malicious manipulation.

It is all the more remarkable that this is told through a tale with initially only one character, and ultimately only a very small number of additional participants. It is a short read, for as the puzzle unfolds, the story draws you rapidly along until its ultimate and satisfying conclusion.

Highly recommended. 📚

LibraryThing Entry

Reviews and Links

Home Sweet Labyrinth: Susanna Clarke’s Mysterious ‘Piranesi’ Will Lock You In

The long-awaited followup to ’Jonathan Strange" is even more magically immersive

Thrilling to the magic inside the houses in ‘Piranesi’

Susanna Clarke’s infinitely clever ‘Piranesi’ is enough to make you appreciate life in quarantine

Piranesi Review: Susanna Clarke Turns to Modernist Magical Realism

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Susanna Clarke's new novel - "Piranesi"

Fascinating new book 📚

Only just started reading it and it’s intriguing and delightful.

Full review and links


Art under lights

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#art #renovations #lighting


Happy with progress


Norman Fucking Rockwell !

Quite stunning. #music #lyrics #obitUSA

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SaveTheExpanse

This is important #SaveTheExpanse

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Listening to Scars (Ilan Bluestone)

Listening to Scars - Ilan Bluestone. Especially enjoying ‘I Believe’ and ‘Let Me Know’.


Oh I am enjoying this very much

Oh I am enjoying this very much … Gin Wigmore: Ivory


Aussie nephews at the LEGO exhibition at Te Papa, Wellington


Welcome to the Pleasuredome!

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A little art….


Stunning sunny ☀️ Laneway #HannahsLaneway


Another day in Wellington #HannahsLaneway


LitCrawl Wellington’s on next weekend (10–12 November) - get into it! www.litcrawl.co.nz


Alison Moyet - the ‘Other’ tour. Spectacular Show. Great new material and smashing standards.


My library / study / workspace … coming together nicely


Street art - Williamsburg


Literary afternoon - Border by Kapka Kassabova with cheeseboard, prosciutto, dried figs etc. at Bedford Cheese Shop.


Torch Song

2 hour adaptation of Harvey Fierstein’s 3 play trilogy. At the Tony Kiser Theater: 305 West 43rd Street, NYC. “It’s 1979 in New York City and Arnold Beckoff is on a quest for love, purpose and family. He’s fierce in drag and fearless in crisis, and he won’t stop until he achieves the life he desires. Now, Arnold is back…and he’s here to sing you a torch song. The Tony Award®-winning play that forever changed the trajectory of Broadway returns for a new generation.”