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
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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
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Vergese
This is an epic story starting in the 1900 and ending in 1970 that shows the progress in India through … More The Covenant of Water by Abraham Vergese
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
Watch us Dance by Leila Slimani
This is the first of Slimani’s books that I have managed to finish. I have tried most of them but … More Watch us Dance by Leila Slimani
The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
I have written before about the fact that I hate it when books say they are written by a famous … More The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
Nemesis by Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper
This was a page-turner of a book that I found myself wanting to read rather than go out and do … More Nemesis by Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
This book has appeared on many ‘best of 2022’ lists, 8 out of the 16 I collected in this post, … More Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
This is the follow-up to The Miniaturist where we find the family still living alongside The Herengracht Canal in Amsterdam … More The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton