Fiction
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Students in a north London school are hearing a ticking noise in their ears. At first it seems to be tinnitus, but quickly it's evidently more serious. A teacher and a vaccinologist try to find a solution before it's too late.
read my review of May 2023
Publication date: 18th August 2023
Continuing the story of the challenges facing the team of the Women's Friend magazine in wartime London.
read my review of May 2023
Publication date: 25th May 2023
A bewitching gothic tale set on the Suffolk ghost.
read my review of May 2023
Publication date: 25th May 2023
This tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity, says one reviewer. What will we make of it?
read my review of May 2023
A beautifully crafted novel about family - 40 years of memories told through the events of one day.
read my review of May 2023
Publication date: 11th May 2023
Reviewers say this is one of the funniest books you'll ever read, a comic masterpiece - will this tale of a middle class marriage make us laugh?
read my review of April 2023
Publication date: 17th May 2018
An amazingly atmospheric and absorbing account of ordinary people's lives against the backdrop of violence and unrest in 1970s Northern Ireland.
read my review of April 2023
Publication date: 30th March 2023
An aspiring novelist takes a trip to the US hoping for inspiration and finds much more.
read my review of April 2023
Publication date: 22nd June 2023
A haunting and gripping domestic psychological thriller which tackles some big issues. Couldn't put it down!
read my review of April 2023
Publication date: 11th May 2023
A stunning, haunting novel set in East Anglia during England's deadliest witch hunt, in the 17th century.
read my review of April 2023
Publication date: 6th July 2023
One day in the life of Grace Adams when things just don't go to plan, and there's so much at stake. Funny and moving. Loved it!
read my review of March 2023
Publication date: 19th January 2023
A striking cover for a gripping read with some unsettling storylines.
read my review of March 2023
Publication date: 2nd March 2023
A Native American woman has been convicted of a horrible crime. While in prison books prove her salvation so when she is unexpectedly released she finds a job in a bookshop though has to contend with the resident ghost.
read my review of March 2023
Publication date: 5th January 2023
A gripping crime story set in a country house hotel in the west country over New Year, with all the atmosphere and spirit of the Golden Age novels.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 2nd February 2023
An intriguing and thought-provoking novel about language and relationships.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 27th April 2023
Edie is an old woman, struggling with her memory and when she sees her old schoolfriend Lucy in the street she doesn't know why they have unfinished business, or why Lucy still looks like a teenager.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 25th May 2023
An unsettling but compelling gothic tale of life in a rural community on the Suffolk-Essex border.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 27th April 2023
An odd and bleak thriller set around the National Library of Wales, exploring how we assess and value books and literature.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 19th January 2023
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