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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Juliette or, Ghosts return in the spring by Camille Jourdy
Gasp! A graphic novel sitting on the table of new books in the library and one that I might like. … More Juliette or, Ghosts return in the spring by Camille Jourdy
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
Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer
It’s strange that in a country as vast as Australia, small towns can be as closed off and as secretive … More Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer
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
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
What a peculiar book in terms of what it is trying to tell us: rich people can be insensitive but … More Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
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 City of Tears by Kate Mosse
This is the second book in the Burning Chambers trilogy. Minou Joubert and Piet Reydon are living in a Chateau … More The City of Tears by Kate Mosse
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