I bought ‘Heat Wave’ by Penelope Lively in the midst of our summer heat wave in the UK. It was an impetuous buy absolutely brought…
Cousins by Sally Vickers immediately felt different to other novels I had read by her, namely Miss Garnets Angel. This is not a bad thing!…
I have enjoyed a number of Maggie O’Farrells novels, although realise I have never before reviewed any of them here. I am, I am ,…
This book came at just the right time for me. I had been reading a long 600 page novel, which I had loved incidentally, but…
I read this towards the end of 2017 and it immediately became a favourite of my reading year. This book came to me via a personal recommendation…
Its always a challenge to select my top reads of any given year. This year seems to have been especially difficult. I’ve read lots of…
I wanted to make sure I read and reviewed this latest novel by Ali Smith at the appropriate time. I think despite it being a…
As an Anne Tyler devotee I was intrigued by Vinegar Girl, her novel which is the retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. My memory…
