Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass
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
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
Old-style, cold war spy work goes on in this story. It is the time just before Gorbachov becomes President of … More The Mercenary by Paul Vidich
I can’t remember why I reserved this book from the library – I think I saw it in the catalogue … More The Orange and other poems by Wendy Cope
When teaching comprehension, we used to do an activity that asked children to summarise what they had just read. It … More Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
In 2003, Anne Berest’s mother received a postcard listing her grandparents and aunt and uncles names who were all killed … More The Postcard by Anne Berest
An investigation into eleven year old Sonia’s death haunts policeman Faraz Ali. As a sex worker, she lived in the … More The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad
By setting this book in the present time but having an older, now working privately, spy as the protaganist, you … More A Spy Alone by Charles Beaumont
More short stories. I am a glutton for punishment! The title is strange and needs a little work to link … More Antarctica by Claire Keegan
There are so many things that you could focus on in this book. It has the elements of a standard … More Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
There are elements of this book that I found quite fascinating: the descent into a facist state, the effects of … More Prophet Song by Paul Lynch