10 May 2018
I have on occasion fantasised about what music and books I would choose should I find myself invited on to Desert Island Discs and how I would cope if…
10 May 2018
The orphan train tells the life, in flashback, of one of the immigrant children who was fostered by families across the US. It is an engaging tale, but…
10 May 2018
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a life-affirming fable with a twist The Storied LIfe of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is an enjoyable, easy…
10 May 2018
The name of your first-born. Your age. Your address... What would happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life? The…
10 May 2018
Good things don’t necessarily come in small packages.The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, received rave reviews and has been adapted for television, but…
10 May 2018
Kate Atkinson’s epic pair of books Life after Life and A God in Ruins are a triumph of fascinating story-telling in a mould-breaking style. If you are…
10 May 2018
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith was written in 1943, but the style and language gives it a contemporary feel, that brings the characters to life I…
10 May 2018
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a fable centred around two children leading very different lives. It is a moving and engrossing page-turner For…
10 May 2018
Low-life Cork society as depicted in The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerny, will leave you gasping for air and you'll find yourself laughing your way…
10 May 2018
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante is the first in the Neapolitan Quartet. It is a brutal, unfrilly depiction of Italian culture from the 1950s to…
19 April 2018
Praise from judges at The London Book Fair FORMER West Berkshire resident Lucy Pearson won The Book Blogger prize at The London Book Fair last week after…
30 December 2013
Writers first book adapted for BBC drama There can't be many writers whose first novel, a gothic suspense story, is made into a film with acclaimed actors…
