Book review: Sublime characterisation and empathy make a novel to savour

Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' — a doorstopper at almost 500 pages — is a novel to read slowly and to savour
Book review: Sublime characterisation and empathy make a novel to savour

Alan Hollinghurst is, arguably, the best ever chronicler of the English home counties. File picture: Getty Images

Sat, 12 Oct, 2024 - 01:00
Sue Leonard

  • Our Evenings 
  • Alan Hollinghurst.
  • Picador, €16.99/ Kindle, €12.03

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