A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Sometimes, timing is everything when reading a book. I saved A Long Petal of the Sea to read in the … More A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
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The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements
The Man in The Bunker is Clements 6th Tom Wilde book although it is the first of his that I … More The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements
A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory
I like to have a series on the go just in case I can’t find anything else to read and … More A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory
City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop
I love a good detective series. Throughout the lockdowns I reread in order all of Donna Leon’s books, all of … More City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop
London, Burning by Anthony Quinn
That was just what I needed to read. A shorter book, a thriller which would be my most favourite genre … More London, Burning by Anthony Quinn
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
This book was seven hundred and ninety seven pages of wonderfulness and I can completely understand why it took a … More The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Wow! What a book. It is a tour de force and I read it in a day because I couldn’t … More Matrix by Lauren Groff
The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
According to my Goodreads bookshelf, I read this book in September 2021 but I don’t remember it at all! And, … More The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Wow! What a book. I loved it. The Signature of All Things tells the story of Alma Whittaker from her … More The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
I picked this book up to read because someone in the book club had chosen The Bastard of Istanbul by … More The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak