Insulin by Kersten T Hall, review: from jabbing to back-stabbing
A century ago, a group of pioneering scientists first isolated the hormone insulin, in the hope of using it to treat diabetes. They sold their patents on…
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk review: a Nobel-winner’s epic that aims to rival War and Peace
The Books of Jacob arrives with an impeccable pedigree. Finally available in English, the novel was first published in Poland in 2014 and has for some time…