Fiction
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This felt like two books in one and as such they were both readable, but I don't think really confronted the main issue.
read my review of January 2014
A thriller about friendship which I was unable to put down, and left me feeling wrung-through!
read my review of January 2014
A successful woman with a good career and a loving family embarks upon a risky relationship which spirals into disaster.
read my review of January 2014
A stunning crime novel which combines a wry, cynical and humorous jibe at the establishment while also proving bleak, disturbing and moving.
read my review of January 2014
A thoughtful and thought-provoking novel about love, sacrifice, contentment and acceptance.
read my review of November 2013
A gripping crime novel, more a whydunnit than a whodunnit, featuring detective Simon Serrailler, by the prolific and wide-ranging writer Susan Hill.
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The privileged lives of four dissatisfied women who meet and become friends at the school gates.
read my review of July 2013
Things seem to have taken a turn for the better for divorcee screenwriter, Ben, but is his old schoolfriend to be trusted? A gripping summer read.
read my review of June 2013
A disturbing but gripping psychological thriller about a child's disappearance, and her return 10 years later, still a little girl.
read my review of June 2013
A beautiful, astonishing, sensual account of long, hot summers on Martha's Vineyard where life is ruptured by betrayal and deception.
read my review of May 2013
Butterflies descend on a small community in the Appalachians, changing the lives of everyone there. A story of climate change, poverty, community and relationships.
read my review of April 2013
This is a beautiful and moving tale of love and loss, in Burma and New York, in the 1950s and the present day.
read my review of March 2013
When Buffy inherits a run-down B&B in Wales he launches residential divorce courses to help fill beds. An ex-wife thinks the village more desirable than living in Suffolk!
read my review of March 2013
Don wants to find a wife, but Rosie doesn't fit the criteria listed in his questionnaire. A charming, fun account of an unusual relationship.
read my review of February 2013
Two lonely, unhappy people are brought together through a series of letters which were never meant to be read.
read my review of January 2013
A dark, amusing, wry and quirky tale of a woman who opens a utopian nursery school.
read my review of November 2012
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