Read on for more - and don't forget to join the Mirror Book Club, see below. Devils, Lusts And Strange Desires: The Life Of Patricia Highsmith by Richard BradfordBloomsbury, £20Has the devil ever had a better spokesperson than the American novelist Patricia Highsmith? Personally, I can never get enough of reading about this thoroughly unpleasant woman – like her books, her life was somehow both sordid and compelling. Bradford’s caustic wit helps to make this shortish book an entertaining summary of Highsmith’s life. BY WILLIAM HARTSTONJoin the Mirror Book ClubJoin us in reading the current Mirror Book Club book of the month, Long Bright River by Liz Moore.

Source: Daily Mirror February 04, 2021 22:30 UTC