Fiction
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A fascinating mystery based on secrets and lies, and how we should never judge by appearances!
read my review of December 2020
Publication date: 6th August 2020
When 90-year-old Peggy dies in her retirement home, it's sad but not suspicious. But notes are discovered which suggest she feared for her life and, as a 'murder consultant' for crime novelists perhaps her death does need investigation. A light and often amusing read!
read my review of December 2020
Publication date: 1st October 2020
Mary stands outside Ealing Broadway station each day with a sign saying 'Jim Come Home'. Why is this action necessary? Where is Jim? A real pageturner as you long to solve the mystery. A clever, charming and poignant story.
read my review of December 2020
Publication date: 29th April 2021
A story of family through the perspective of the house they've shared. It's about choices, mistakes and hope, viewed through time.
read my review of December 2020
Publication date: 30th April 2020
An eight-year-old girl kills a toddler, her actions seemingly an outlet for the lack of care and attention she receives from her mother. An astonishingly sensitive and compelling novel.
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 24th June 2021
Three couples look to 'have it all'. Careers, lovely homes, happy lives and babies on the way. But their lives are disrupted by a new friendship. A compelling domestic thriller.
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 15th April 2021
Wry and poignant, this is a wonderful story of a family contending with the possibility of climate catastrophe along with the daily grind. I loved it!
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 12th November 2020
A clever and intriguing story which will set us all thinking. Nora is looking back on her life, full of regret, but the library offers her a chance to put things right...
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 13th August 2020
A wonderfully atmospheric mystery. A housewife goes missing one stifling hot summer, in the suburbs of 1950s America.
read my review of November 2020
A beautifully atmospheric, nostalgic yet contemporary account of a family spending one summer together by the sea.
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 9th July 2020
A magical, amusing and poignant story of the joy of reading, set in Paris.
read my review of November 2020
Publication date: 17th October 2019
Said to be 'weird and wild and wonderfully unsettling', what will we think of it?
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Secrets are unearthed in a close-knit community when the body of a young woman is discovered on the beach in Tasmania, Australia. Gripping.
read my review of October 2020
Publication date: 21st January 2021
A clever and unusual tale of intrigue, desperation, hope and loyalty, with a fascinating glimpse of the effects of prison life.
read my review of September 2020
Publication date: 2nd July 2020
An intriguing, puzzling, inventive, gothic tale of a young girl hiding in what used to be her family home.
read my review of September 2020
Publication date: 4th March 2021
A warm and funny account of a young, professional, black woman seeking love, friendship and fulfilment.
read my review of September 2020
A clever, addictive read about publishing, murder and Suffolk, with a book within a book. Loved it!
read my review of September 2020
Publication date: 20th August 2020
Lucy and Joseph meet across a butcher's counter. They've nothing in common... A funny and tender account highlighting the prejudices, preconceptions and expectations we can all attach to our relationships.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 17th September 2020