Fiction
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A Native American woman has been convicted of a horrible crime. While in prison books prove her salvation so when she is unexpectedly released she finds a job in a bookshop though has to contend with the resident ghost. Louise Erdrich won the Pulitzer prize for her last novel, 'The Night Watchman'. What will we make of this?
read my review of March 2023
A gripping and challenging thriller set in a near future when storytelling is banned.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 23rd March 2023
An odd and bleak thriller set around the National Library of Wales, exploring how we assess and value books and literature.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 19th January 2023
The American novelist and bookshop owner, Ann Patchett recommends this book with great enthusiasm. It made her 'bark like a seal' and is 'brilliantly faceted', scaring her, moving her and educating her. What will we make of it?!
read my review of November 2022
Set in Suffolk after the second world war, this is a beautiful, delicate story of how a community rebuilds itself after trauma and destruction.
read my review of November 2022
Publication date: 16th March 2023
A tiny book with a lasting message of hope, reconciliation, forgiveness and peace, this is the beautiful conclusion to the Harold Fry story.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 20th October 2022
A charming and compelling love story about chance meetings and where they might lead.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 8th September 2022
The dream house turns into a nightmare for a young family who've moved from the city to rural Suffolk.
read my review of September 2022
Publication date: 10th November 2022
The third instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, this time investigating a missing TV reporter.
read my review of August 2022
Publication date: 15th September 2022
A reimagining of Nancy Mitford's 'The Pursuit of Love', this is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining read, with a beautiful cover!
read my review of August 2022
Publication date: 20th October 2022