The Last Highway by R. J. Ellory
You don’t come across many writers from Birmingham (UK) that write about the Appalachians in the United States but that … More The Last Highway by R. J. Ellory
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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
I read this book because I had chosen Behold the Dreamers for a new book club that I have joined … More How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone
I have mixed feelings about this book. In many ways it felt like a young adults novel although it doesn’t … More The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone
Either/Or by Elif Batuman
This book took a rather long time before I started to understand what it was about. I was going to … More Either/Or by Elif Batuman
Cassandra Darke by Posy Simmonds
This story is not the cosy, fluffy cat story that I remember from Simmonds, more a dark (Darke) retelling/reimagining of … More Cassandra Darke by Posy Simmonds
Darling by India Knight
This is a very funny, keenly observed story – a re-imagining of The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford. I … More Darling by India Knight
The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
On June 6th 1993 near Breezy Point in New York, a ship, the Golden Venture, ran aground and amidst many … More The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Elwood Curtis is a young black man who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time: he is … More The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
I loved Less is Lost just as much as I loved the first book: Less. In Less is Lost we … More Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
An Immense World by Ed Yong
Ed Yong is a fantastic writer – I loved the way he explains things with similes and metaphors – but … More An Immense World by Ed Yong