A Blade of Grass - Lewis Desoto

The vast proportion of what is published these days is rubbish. Publisher lists are full to bursting with badly written, ill-conceived novels, trite stories that have nothing to say and should be shredded before they even hit the shops. It's a mine-field out there. Which is why it's a shame when a clearly intelligent man like Desoto, with a background that should give him something intelligent to say, produces another nothing of a book. Now, that might sound rather harsh, but allow me to elaborate. Desoto is apparently well known as an artist, with previous writing under his belt too. So he cannot even be forgiven for falling short with a virginal foray into a ...  Read the complete review