Photo this: a midriff-baring lacy camisole paired with camouflage cargo pants, along with a Fendi baguette nonchalantly slung around the shoulder; frayed denim shorts belted by an oversize spherical buckle, paired with strappy kitten heels and a baker-boy cap; a pair of pink velour trackpants with a Gothic font spelling Awful in rhinestones through

There may be also an odd dig at the literary editors commissioning “novelists instead of critics to review each other’s works” – one thing I'd agree with since the reviews in many cases are superficial and far far too positive (hoping the favour may very well be returned) but which Roland (or I believe McEwan speaking as a result of him) co