Alison Layland

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Writers on Location – Alison Layland on Rural Shropshire

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ July 3, 2019 ⋅ 2 Comments

This is the penultimate guest post about a title from my Summer Reads selection and I’m delighted to welcome back Alison Layland, who wrote about her work as a literary translator on her first visit to the Sofa some time ago. Her new novel Riverflow could be described as an ‘eco-thriller’ (if that’s not already … Continue reading →

Summer Reads 2019

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ May 22, 2019 ⋅ 12 Comments

It’s that time again, and I’m excited to bring you this year’s Summer Reads selection. My search sprang many surprises, producing a dozen fantastic books revealing all kinds of lives: from the real and ‘ordinary’ to some which are anything but, plus several dogs! The majority are set during different periods of the 20th century … Continue reading →

Guest Post – Alison Layland on Literary Translation

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ November 2, 2016 ⋅ 10 Comments

Considering my passion for foreign languages and fiction, I can’t believe it’s taken over five years to invite a literary translator onto the Sofa. Today I am delighted to be rectifying that with a visit from Alison Layland, and whilst she was busy writing her guest post, I decided to read her latest translation, of … Continue reading →