The Divinities
The first in the Drake and Crane series, this book sets up the rest of the books with Drake working … More The Divinities
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Treacle Walker by Alan Garner
I came to the previous author, John Boyne, not thorugh his books for grown ups but through The Boy With … More Treacle Walker by Alan Garner
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
This is our next book club choice and with a few days to go, I am almost finished. I realised … More The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Holiday reading October 22
I’ve been a way for a fortnight in France but of course I have been reading. Rather than write a … More Holiday reading October 22
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
I’ve read quite a few books recently that I haven’t enjoyed – my fault, poor choice – but this was … More The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
The GoldenAcre by Philip Miller
I found this book especially difficult – let’s just say that I didn’t think it was particularly well written and … More The GoldenAcre by Philip Miller
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Tucci likes to eat and drink, be it his martini that he mixes at the end of every day to … More Taste by Stanley Tucci
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
This was our latest book club choice and is the second time I have read it, this time being much … More Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
It is a common device in literature to use the weather as a character and plot driver allowing us to … More L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
Haven by Emma Donoghue
I have no idea what I was expecting when I picked this book up in the library but it wasn’t … More Haven by Emma Donoghue