Fiction
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An uplifting account of life in the menacing and repressive regime of Afghanistan.
read my review of May 2012
What caused 173 people to be crushed to death as they sought refuge in the Bethnal Green air raid shelter in 1943? Thirty years after the original investigation, the magistrate is asked to look again at his report into the tragedy.
read my review of March 2012
Each morning a woman wakes up remembering nothing of the day before. Her past and her identity are revealed to her, day after day, by the one person she can trust. But is she being told the whole story?
read my review of January 2012
Susan has been sent the manuscript of a book written by her ex-husband. As she reads the gripping and terrifying story we learn more and more about her life, her present husband, her former marriage, and her thoughts about this book and her response to it.
read my review of January 2012
A group of women share stories about their life as they meet to knit together.
read my review of January 2012
Mr Golightly has retreated to a quaint Devon village to cure his writer's block. As he immerses himself in the lives of his neighbours, we learn more about him, community and life itself.
read my review of January 2012
An apocalyptic thriller covering environmental disaster, psychotherapy and evangelical Christianity. Packed with issues, and a gripping read.
read my review of January 2012
Life isn't turning out how she expected, so when 30-something Louise discovers a fascinating treatise on fashion in a second-hand bookshop, she decides to put the principles into action.
Review not yet available - book details
A thriller based in the world of high finance and artificial intelligence.
read my review of October 2011
A young woman discovers she can help others through the flowers she chooses for them.
read my review of September 2011
Listen to Catherine's choice for the month
A modern fable telling the tale of Silver, an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind Mr Pew, the mysterious lighthouse keeper.
read my review of August 2011
Set in Ipswich, this is the story of a Polish couple and their young son who are trying to make a life together after the War.
read my review of April 2011
Much more than the blurb on the cover - beautiful descriptions, sensual colours, powerful presentations of sultry summers and freezing wastelands.
read my review of March 2011
Publication date: 13th December 2010
Rural Suffolk at the outbreak of the Second World War. La is a divorcee who moves from London to the country for a fresh start and decides to form an amateur orchestra.
read my review of November 2010
What would happen if you got to know the people in your train carriage? A brilliant, wonderful read with characters I didn't want to leave.
Publication date: 26th May 2022
Another brilliant instalment in the lives of Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson, this time they're trying to solve a crime while in lockdown.
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 3rd February 2022



















