Lazy City by Rachel Connolly
This is a book I had to read several reviews about once I had read it to check I hadn’t … More Lazy City by Rachel Connolly
Month: November 2023
Thunderclap by Laura Cumming
A memoir of art and life and sudden death This is quite a difficult book to classify and I suppose … More Thunderclap by Laura Cumming
Go As a River by Shelley Read
A young woman meets a man on the road, dirty and a runaway, and chooses him over her previous life. … More Go As a River by Shelley Read
Maame by Jessica George
I got about a quarter of the way into this book and then wondered if this was a Reese’s Book … More Maame by Jessica George
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
First off – the writing in this book is fantastic. Each sentence is concise and descriptive at the same time … More This Other Eden by Paul Harding
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
When I got to the end of the book, thought I had missed something. Described on the front as an … More The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernières
The Last Louis de Bernières novel I read was Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and that was a long time ago and … More Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernières
All Around the Year by Michael Morpurgo
I have read Michael Morpurgo books for a very long time, children’s literature being a big part of earning my … More All Around the Year by Michael Morpurgo
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Set post WW1, this is one book in that category of books of women travelling, quite often to Italy, to … More The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong
The story opens with a dead seal tossed up on the rocks and Frank, the man from the council, out … More Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong