The Priory by Dorothy Whipple
I am not sure how I came across this book, it seems to be on a few blogs at the … More The Priory by Dorothy Whipple
I am not sure how I came across this book, it seems to be on a few blogs at the … More The Priory by Dorothy Whipple
Author, J B Blackwood, learns that she has won a major literary prize but she can’t tell anyone, even her … More The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop
Having enjoyed Spufford’s debut romp Golden Hill so much, I thought I would read his second book Light Perpetual. I … More Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Alice decides that she wants to retun to Nigeria when she gets ‘tired’ and to die there despite the fact … More A House for Alice by Diana Evans
I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am also a … More The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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
What a joy this book was. It’s on my list of best books of 2024 – the first and hopefully … More Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
When I look at you all, I don’t really see the house, but I see what happened from the house. … More The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
Having just read The Mercenary, Beirut Station turned up really quickly in the library and this one had far more … More Beirut Station by Paul Vidich
Based upon historical facts, this book is set in Helston at the time of a vote for members of parliament … More Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass