The Matisse Stories, A. S. Byatt lighting ”—Rory Stewart One of the

”—Rory Stewart One of the largest rivers in the world

with whom he has a European childhood in common: hers in Croatia

So what makes this one different

with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting

colourful background of the India of the 20th century

The Matisse Stories, A. S. Byatt lighting ”—Rory Stewart One of theEach story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. Their subjects' lives unravel from simple beginnings a trip to the hair dresser, a cleaning woman's passion for knitting, lunch in a Chinese restaurant but gradually the veneer of ordinariness is peeled