Insomnia - Marina Benjamin

Insomnia - Marina BenjaminAn intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially. At once philosophical and poetical, Insomnia ranges widely over history and culture, literature and art, exploring a threshold experience that is intimately involved with trespass and contamination: the illicit importing of day into night.

'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard

As Maleka prepares to leave home to attend university abroad

she gets in touch with private investigator Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging

and tend to its needs to create a beautiful living sculpture

You don't need super powers to be a hero

and an entire island made of

With a convenient 6x8 size that fits easily in a tool bag

a reminder of what is available for use before going to sea

her boyfriend is totally gorgeous

You could even hide a murder

Carel Fabritius - now known across the world for his exquisite painting

Jonathan Raban engages profoundly and candidly with some of the biggest questions at the heart of what it means to be alive