Earth by John Boyne
The second novella in a series of 4 focusing on the elements, this one was as powerful as Water, the … More Earth by John Boyne
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Maror by Lavie Tidhar
I was expecting a fairly normal detective story but what I got is a history of the state of Israel … More Maror by Lavie Tidhar
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Would it be wrong to say that I recognised parts of myself in the slightly self-obsessed, vain narrator of this … More Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
A Better man by Louise Penny
I have read this book before but I think I enjoyed it even more this time round, reading it a … More A Better man by Louise Penny
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Someone once told me that there is a theory that the whole of a story is told in the opening … More Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
This is the fourth in the Malabar House series with Inspector Persis Wadia, the first female police officer in India. … More Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
I have never once managed to finish a Salman Rushdie book – not even this one – but audiobooks have … More Victory City by Salman Rushdie
Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
A most unusual book for me – a fairy tale that I think was for adults and not a Young … More Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
The Darkest Sin by D. V. Bishop
The darkest sin is to murder on sacred ground and that is what happens in this book. Set in Renaissance … More The Darkest Sin by D. V. Bishop
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
This is one of those books I picked up in the library because it had an arresting front cover and … More The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer