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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In Memoriam by Alice Winn
What I particularly love about this book is the ties that hold this group of public school boys from Preshute … More In Memoriam by Alice Winn
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
Saltwater by Jessica Andrews
I am a bit conflicted by this Portico Prize winner. The writing is good and in places very good and … More Saltwater by Jessica Andrews
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I love an American road trip book – not sure if it is a genre, maybe as a quest or … More The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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 Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso, trans. Rosie Eyre
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
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 Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
The family Chao or Chow if westernised and if there was more than one, add an s and it becomes … More The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
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