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
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In Memoriam by Alice Winn
What I particularly love about this book is the ties that hold this group of public school boys from Preshute … More In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Trust by Hernan Diaz: Book club – bending and aligning reality
. . . if money is fiction, finance capital is the fiction of a fiction p216 Apart from reading books … More Trust by Hernan Diaz: Book club – bending and aligning reality
Weyward by Emilia Hart
It is no longer an unusual structure in historical fiction to tell the stories of people linked across time but … More Weyward by Emilia Hart
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
‘Words are like stories, don’t you think Mr Sweatman? They change as they are passed from mouth to mouth; their … More The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
This is a remarkable story about Bella da Costa Greene who became J.P. Morgans personal librarian. Bella wasn’t born Bella … More The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray