The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
Well that book is stuffed full of quirky characters. First is Penny, somewhere on the spectrum, finding social situations awkward … More The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
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The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
Set in a small Irish village, Nenagh, four generations of Aylward women live loudly, argumentatively and with fierce love for … More The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
This is a circular plot which you can work out once you have started to read the book, with the … More A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
This is the fourth in the Malabar House series with Inspector Persis Wadia, the first female police officer in India. … More Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
This must be the most gentle pandemic novel I have read so far, even more gentle than Lucy by the … More Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
I have never once managed to finish a Salman Rushdie book – not even this one – but audiobooks have … More Victory City by Salman Rushdie
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
I didn’t manage to finish reading Catton’s last book The Luminaries but this book is sold as a thriller and … More Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Does Kingsolver ever write a short novel? This is a novel that goes backwards and forwards, crossing the border between … More The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
I am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
I must remember in future not to read the introductions to a book by another author. It can ruin the … More I am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
This was a great book to listen to as I gardened and did the housework. Enough to keep me interested … More Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes