Fiction
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A gripping and challenging thriller set in a near future when storytelling is banned.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 23rd March 2023
The American novelist and bookshop owner, Ann Patchett recommends this book with great enthusiasm. It made her 'bark like a seal' and is 'brilliantly faceted', scaring her, moving her and educating her. What will we make of it?!
read my review of November 2022
Set in Suffolk after the second world war, this is a beautiful, delicate story of how a community rebuilds itself after trauma and destruction.
read my review of November 2022
Publication date: 16th March 2023
A tiny book with a lasting message of hope, reconciliation, forgiveness and peace, this is the beautiful conclusion to the Harold Fry story.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 20th October 2022
A charming and compelling love story about chance meetings and where they might lead.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 8th September 2022
The dream house turns into a nightmare for a young family who've moved from the city to rural Suffolk.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 10th November 2022
The third instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, this time investigating a missing TV reporter.
read my review of August 2022
Publication date: 15th September 2022
A reimagining of Nancy Mitford's 'The Pursuit of Love', this is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining read, with a beautiful cover!
read my review of August 2022
Publication date: 20th October 2022
A beautifully atmospheric imagining of the lives of those involved in the first performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion.
read my review of June 2022
Publication date: 31st March 2022
A modern anthology of words and images celebrating the spirit of the county of Suffolk, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
read my review of May 2022
Publication date: 3rd May 2022
Described as "uplifting... and full of unforgettable characters, 'Still Life' is a novel about beauty, love, family and friendship". What will we think of it?
Review not yet available - book details
An Australian crime mystery. It's nearly 20 years since the sisters of Mina and Alanna disappeared. Now a guy's in town promising to find out what happened.
read my review of April 2022
Publication date: 9th June 2022
Meredith hasn't stepped beyond her front door for 1,214 days, that's three years! What is it that is keeping Meredith at home?
read my review of April 2022
Publication date: 9th June 2022
Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place. It is 'a powerful and poignant fable in our uncertain times'. What will we make of it?
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 31st March 2022
Gloriously atmospheric murder mystery thriller set in a stunning old Paris apartment building, where everyone has secrets and no one can be trusted!
read my review of March 2022
Publication date: 3rd March 2022
A wonderfully warm, funny and refreshingly different take on the familiar situation of being single in a world of couples.
read my review of February 2022
Publication date: 31st March 2022