28 Nov Nudge books review of The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale
Review published on June 1, 2017 The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale review – impressive debut western- The Brittle Star is a debut novel by Davina Langdale, and she has certainly hit the ground running. John Evert is a teenager who lives with his Spanish mother on a...
28 Nov The Guardian – The Man Booker prize 2017 longlist: who should be on it?
This year’s ‘Booker dozen’ is released on Thursday. Who will make the cut is hard to guess, but there are plenty of strong candidates. The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale review – impressive debut western- From the longlist to the eventual winner, in the last couple of...
11 Apr The Guardian: The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale review – impressive debut western
This British author’s debut, set during the US civil war, shines light on hitherto overlooked people and events The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale review – impressive debut western- What was happening around Los Angeles when the US civil war began? I bet you don’t know. I’ve...
23 Feb FOYLES INTERVIEW
Davina Langdale studied Zoology at Bristol University, and worked with 93 chimpanzees and a hippo in Northern Zambia. She returned to the UK to take a postgraduate diploma in journalism at the London College of Printing, and after a brief stint in that field she realised...