The New Life by Tom Crewe
If the last book I read, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, opened with one of the best lines … More The New Life by Tom Crewe
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Alchemy by S.J. Parris
Dr Giordano Bruno is off on his travels again, this time to Prague at the behest of Walsingham because one … More Alchemy by S.J. Parris
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
The Colour Storm by Damian Dibben
We take colour for granted nowadays. We can have our cars in all sorts of colours and finishes, the walls … More The Colour Storm by Damian Dibben
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
The follow-up to The Dictionary of Lost Words, The Bookbinder of Jericho sticks to similar themes and to the world … More The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
If staying up late and reading instead of cleaning the next morning is an indication of how much I wanted … More The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
The Flames by Sophie Haydock
As she is leaving, she touches a stack of tall, brittle firewood, the only type that can be sourced during … More The Flames by Sophie Haydock
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
Quietly, there is a lot going on in this book but because the writing has a 1940s/50s feel to it, … More The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
When I searched for books suitable for a gardening book club, this book popped up and I was intrigued. Set … More The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
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