‘Half of the Human Race’ by Anthony Quinn is a gem of a novel, one to keep and re-read. The front cover illustration suggests it is another Great War love story, but it is so much more than that. In fact the warfare occupies only a hundred or so pages/5(79). · Half of the Human Race by Anthony Quinn – review This romance between a suffragette and a cricketer reveals the social nuances of early 20th-century England Women campaign for the right to vote Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. · Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in Since he has been the film critic of the Independent. His debut novel, THE RESCUE MAN, won the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award. His second novel, HALF OF THE HUMAN RACE, was released in spring THE STREETS, Anthony's newest book, is set to be published by Johnathan Cape in October /5(84).
The most striking thing about Half of the Human Race is the sense of time and place Anthony Quinn is able to create. From the opening page, the story comes to life. Set amongst the homes, streets and parks of London, it is a story highlighting issues of gender, class, mental illness, friendship and love. David Robson relishes Half of the Human Race by Anthony Quinn, a tale of love, suffragettes and cover drives. By David Robson 30 January • am. Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in Since he has been the film critic of the Independent. His debut novel, THE RESCUE MAN, won the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award. His second novel, HALF OF THE HUMAN RACE, was released in spring THE STREETS, Anthony's newest book, is set to be published by Johnathan Cape in October
'Half of the Human Race is the sort of novel one presses on a friend in a spirit of happy envy, confident of the fictional treat that lies ahead of them' - Evening Standard Summer of English society is on the brink of change. Combining national drama and private tragedy, "Half of The Human Race" is a book about men and women and their difficulties in understanding each other at a turning-point in history. It is a deeply affecting story of love, sacrifice, suffrage and county cricket, projected against a vivid backdrop of England in an extraordinary age of turmoil and violence. Half of the Human Race by Anthony Quinn – review This romance between a suffragette and a cricketer reveals the social nuances of early 20th-century England Women campaign for the right to vote.
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