At the house of atreus

WINDINGS NO STRAIGHT ROAD TAKES YOU THERE ...

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A poet for yesterday and today

Stories of travel and estrangement

R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface , returns to her fantasy roots this month with her new novel, Katabasis , hitting shelves. It follows two rival Cambridge students, Alice and Peter, who travel to the Underworld on a rescue mission to save their professor. Read on for an exclusive look at the second chapter, which sees the pair entering Hell for the first time...

There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t