Fiction
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Continuing the stories from The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 3rd September 2026
A compelling story of love, loss, grief and obsession, and how we can be constrained and inhibited by a house.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 19th March 2026
Number eight in the series following the cases of DS George Cross. Brilliant!
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 16th July 2026
A young man is released from prison with a new identity. His probation officer seeks to give him a new start, but does he deserve it?
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 21st May 2026
In the world of literary events, Sophie becomes smitten and rather obsessed with one particular author.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 27th August 2026
A powerful and cleverly written book about a man's life one weekend.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 9th April 2026
The fourth in the Two Rivers series with detective Matthew Venn.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 8th October 2026
Imagining how Daphne du Maurier may have been inspired to write 'Rebecca'.
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 17th September 2026
A funny and clever murder mystery. What a treat!
read my review of May 2026
Publication date: 11th June 2026
A big book about sisterhood, determination and resilience. A great read!
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 21st May 2026
Looking at the changing lives and landscape of a rural community.
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 14th May 2026
A charming story of a man looking back on his life and the relationships he made.
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 5th November 2025
Margaret has lived with a tragedy all her life. Now, with her husband Derek dying, she may finally find some answers.
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 4th June 2026
A beautiful standalone novel where we wonder, can you ever really truly know the people closest to you?
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 7th May 2026
A thrilling and compelling story of being stranded on an island uncovering mysterious events, determining who can be trusted. Brilliant!
read my review of April 2026
Publication date: 6th November 2025
Described as 'a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shake-downs and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s', this two-time Pulitzer winner is praised by novelist Ann Patchett for his 'extraordinary writing'. What will we think?
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 9th August 2022
Stepping into the life of Kate Hogarth and glimpsing the ebbs and flows of her long marriage to Charles Dickens.
read my review of March 2026
Publication date: 11th June 2026
Set in a Los Angeles daycare centre for disabled people, this is an amusing, moving and challenging collection of connected stories.
read my review of March 2026
Publication date: 2nd April 2026
Paulette thinks she has her life planned out, but things keep taking a turn.
read my review of March 2026
Publication date: 12th February 2026



















