The Echo Chamber by John Boyne
This book made me snort out loud on many an occasion as I was reading it and at times I … More The Echo Chamber by John Boyne
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Queen High by C. J. Carey
This is the second in a series that feels like a trilogy – this book feels very much like a … More Queen High by C. J. Carey
Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
(This story charts) . . . its transofrmation from a mark designed to create clarity to a mark destined to … More Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
I am constantly amazed at the quality of people’s first novels. I know it isn’t the first thing they have … More Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
You really do have to admire Nadia Wassef and her co-founders for creating the bookshops, Diwan in Egypt, when it … More Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
Racing the Light by Robert Crais
This is a straightforward classic Private Eye story in that great American tradition with the city of Los Angeles as … More Racing the Light by Robert Crais
A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
Each Rebus book I read I think they’re going to get him this time, but like the slippery slope he … More A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
The Past by Tessa Hadley
Purchased for book club. This is one of those books that I always think of as a swan: serene on … More The Past by Tessa Hadley
Reading resolutions for 2023
I don’t really have these but feel like I need to set some for myself this year, not in turns … More Reading resolutions for 2023
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Library – reserved. ‘Can you believe it? The imaginary events in that piece of fiction now have a stronger presence … More Trust by Hernan Diaz