Author Archives: Charles Lambert

A field near Derby at 7 am

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Sophisticated, awesome…

The first broadsheet review of Any Human Face, in the Guardian. And it’s a good one. Phew. Though not as good as this one on Amazon.

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Rome launch

If you’re anywhere near Vicolo dell’Atleta, Trastevere, at 6.30 on 27 May, come along to the Rome launch of Any Human Face. I’ll be there!

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Not your average thriller

Nik Perring, author of Not so Perfect, was kind enough to ask me some rather challenging questions about Any Human Face. You can find those questions, and my answers, here.

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Absolutely

The estimable Scott Pack of Me and My Big Mouth has this to say about Any Human Face: Lambert is really very good indeed. Will I read on? Absolutely. If you want to find out why, click here.

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It’s out!

Any Human Face goes on sale today. You know what to do. (Pushy, right?) If you’re in the UK and don’t have a good independent bookseller within reach, then Amazon is probably your best bet. Outside the UK, try Book … Continue reading

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Death by Zamboni

Death by Zamboni by David David Katzman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Exhaustively – and often exhaustingly – funny, this novel uses every comico-literary trick in the book: mixed metaphors, wildly over-extended metaphors (“You can’t see the metaphorest for … Continue reading

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The Elephant Keeper

The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a wonderful book. It’s an account by Tom Page, the elephant keeper of the title, of his relationship with two elephants in 18th century England, and … Continue reading

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Book-loving in Catalonia

No, I’m not dead, in case you were wondering, and I haven’t been resting either, in the Thespian sense or otherwise. As we say here in Italy, when struck by wistful longing, magari (to the latter, obviously: I mean, not … Continue reading

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Recycling

The town I live in, Fondi, has a brand new town council. Well, not quite brand new. The freshly elected mayor (with over 55% of the vote) is a Mr De Meo – you may remember him from the election … Continue reading

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