Fiction
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Diego Rivera was a revolutionary and influential painter with a colourful and turbulent life. This graphic novel tells his story in explicit detail.
read my review of December 2021
Publication date: 11th November 2021
Science fiction, fantasy, thriller, political drama, family saga, moral dilemma - this novel has it all. An international bestseller which you can't put down, and can't stop thinking about.
read my review of December 2021
Publication date: 20th January 2022
The sequel to the bestselling story of the leper colony in Crete, The Island.
read my review of November 2021
Publication date: 22nd July 2021
A gripping, intense and atmospheric thriller set in the opal mines in Australia.
read my review of October 2021
Publication date: 6th January 2022
'An exquisite puzzle-box' Piranesi won the Women's Prize for Fiction and Susanna Clarke has been described as 'one of our greatest living authors'. What will we think of it?
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An eery, atmospheric story of tragic events over 24 hours in an alternative future. Unsettling and haunting. What will we think of it?
read my review of October 2021
Publication date: 3rd February 2022
A story of father and son, grief and loss, mental health and climate change, and astrophysics! Brilliant.
read my review of October 2021
Publication date: 21st September 2021
Written in late 1940s America, this is a wry, dark, nostalgic account of family life by the author best known for her horror stories.
read my review of October 2021
Publication date: 1st August 2019
An epic tale of family, tragedy, romance and adventure woven around the lives of a 1950s female aviator and a modern day Hollywood movie star. Compelling.
read my review of September 2021
Publication date: 4th May 2021
Dangerous ideas presented by a visiting academic cause disruption, then murder, and Chief Inspector Armand Gamache must put aside his own feelings in order to solve the crime.
read my review of August 2021
Publication date: 24th August 2021
Powerfully moving and atmospheric, a story about nature, community and survival in the time of the pandemic.
read my review of August 2021
Publication date: 11th November 2021
You're never entirely sure what to expect with Jodi Picoult, and this doesn't disappoint!
read my review of August 2021
Publication date: 25th November 2021
A wry and emotive, gripping and insightful political thriller from the respected and enigmatic journalist and presenter. Loved it!
read my review of August 2021
Publication date: 2nd September 2021
'Prejudice and the refugee experience are examined in this taut novel set in Malaysia'. Described as 'gripping', 'moving' and skilfully written, what will we think of it?
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Sinister and compelling mystery set around a puzzling disappearance, the unravelling of a marriage and a psychiatrist's inner thoughts. Couldn't put it down.
read my review of June 2021
Publication date: 8th July 2021