Fiction
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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
It's war and, in 1944, V2 missiles have been unleashed on London. A young woman, after a close call, seeks to do her bit in preventing further atrocities.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 17th September 2020
Members of an investigative news team are murdered in London. What had they uncovered? Why have they been killed? Who's next?
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 20th August 2020
A comic tale setting the already extraordinary story of the medieval saint Edmund against the shenanigans of modern British government.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 1st September 2020
A wonderfully magical Japanese tale of grief, love and friendship.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 25th June 2020
A school is under siege. Imagine yourself there for the next three hours. An astonishing, breathtaking read.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 9th January 2020
Lives are entangled in the high emotions of university life. A story of obsession, rivalry, secrets and lies, and Agatha Christie.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 1st June 2020
The war may be nearing the end, but Londoners are finding their patience and fortitude is wearing thin. Funny and touching.
read my review of August 2020
Publication date: 27th August 2020