Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
The 1660 Act of Oblivion pardonned all of those who took up arms against the King. Colonel Whalley fled with … More Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
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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
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
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
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Allende is the queen of a family saga set in one of the South American countries that follows the life … More Violeta by Isabel Allende
Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka, translated by Sam Malissa
I don’t think I have ever read a book like this before. It is classic in its basic plot, people … More Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka, translated by Sam Malissa
Into the Fire by Rachael Blok
Into the Fire is a book based on that classic idea of a load of people in a place together, … More Into the Fire by Rachael Blok
Something to Hide by Elizabeth George
What is it about long books at the moment? Something to Hide is 622 pages long – although to be … More Something to Hide by Elizabeth George