ARGONAUT BOOKS

Following the publication of her acclaimed, darkly funny novel 'O Caledonia', Elspeth Barker's sharp and witty essays appeared regularly in the national press. 'Notes from the Hen House', a selection of the most personal of these pieces, welcomes readers into the celebrated writer's life. Reviews Elspeth Barker could write about anything and have you longing for more . . . Notes from the Henhouse is a book for which one feels incredulous gratitude. How come, you think, she is not better known? The book deserves to be permanently on the bedside table - to cheer, reassure and ...Read More