North Woods by Daniel Mason
This is the most wonderful book and will definitely be in my top ten for this year – if not … More North Woods by Daniel Mason
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The Language of Trees by Katie Holton
I see that the subtitle of the book has changed for the UK market. We have How trees make our … More The Language of Trees by Katie Holton
Erasure by Percival Everett
It is really quite hard to summarise or describe this book. It is the story of Thelonius ‘Monk’ Ellison, an … More Erasure by Percival Everett
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Smith has written a historical novel based on a real-life crime, The Tichborne Claimant or case, peopled with those who … More The Fraud by Zadie Smith
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
One of the things I have learnt the value of from book club is rereading. I first read I Capture … More I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
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
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
It is a long time since I cried at the end of a book but that is exactly what I … More Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I love an American road trip book – not sure if it is a genre, maybe as a quest or … More The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Oh, this was an exciting, gritty read. So much better than all that romantic sop I seem to have been … More Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
This is the tale of a falling-down house providing the structure for two parallel stories set over a century apart … More Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver