No One is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood
I am feeling very old after reading this book and things in it have obviously passed me by. It is … More No One is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood
Month: July 2022
Opal Country by Chris Hammer
This book starts with the murder and crucifixion of an opal miner and leads us up and down in the … More Opal Country by Chris Hammer
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett part 2
This is my choice for book club at the start of next month. I read it some time ago and … More These Precious Days by Ann Patchett part 2
Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
This is one of those books that I picked up in the library just because it appealed – the recently … More Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
This is the follow-up to The Miniaturist where we find the family still living alongside The Herengracht Canal in Amsterdam … More The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
One of life’s great pleasures is to walk into the library and be faced with a shelf of new books, … More Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Portable Magic by Emma Smith
I absolutely loved this book – I have a penchant for books about books and I love books so it … More Portable Magic by Emma Smith
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
I don’t know what I was expecting when I picked this book up to read but it wasn’t what I … More Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
Blackbird by Tim Weaver
This was a good mystery with plenty of twists and turns in it. Raker, who used to be a journalist, … More Blackbird by Tim Weaver
How Civil Wars Start and how to stop them by Barbara F. Walter
What a fantastic and very readable book. Absolutely fascinating and well written and not something I knew an awful lot … More How Civil Wars Start and how to stop them by Barbara F. Walter