Posts tagged with the-glass-room
Mar 14
2019
A stand-in wouldn't cut it
A decade ago, we reviewed Simon Mawer's The Glass Room. It was the kind of book that sticks with you, so I was excited to learn that the upcoming Czech movie adaptation was filmed in the actual house that...
Jan 6
2010
The Glass Room, by Simon Mawer
It is easy to see why Simon Mawer's The Glass Room was shortlisted for 2009's Man Booker Prize: the book is gorgeously written, historically significant, and 99% of it is a total downer. Mawer's ...