The Postcard by Anne Berest
In 2003, Anne Berest’s mother received a postcard listing her grandparents and aunt and uncles names who were all killed … More The Postcard by Anne Berest
In 2003, Anne Berest’s mother received a postcard listing her grandparents and aunt and uncles names who were all killed … More The Postcard by Anne Berest
In the past I never would have said that I was put off by long books but it seems that … More The Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso, trans. Rosie Eyre
Translated by Paul Russell Garrett What a beautiful book and story. Edvard lives with his grandfather, a dour man, in … More The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
Well, this book kept me guessing right to the end. The story brings together two seemingly disparate strands, a daring … More The Other Mother by Michel Bussi
I can’t remember how this book came to my attention because it was enjoyable, almost a holiday read but not … More The Cleaner of Chartres by Sally Vickers
If I were to provide a summary of this book, which I will, it will be the briefest and simplest. … More The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Bussi writes a different type of thriller, playing with the genre and building up the tension slowly, slowly. It starts … More The Red Notebook by Michel Bussi