Fiction
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A wonderful novella telling the tale of Marianne Clifford, unhappy in love and trying to make her way in London and the provinces in the 1960s.
read my review of September 2023
Publication date: 21st September 2023
Continuing the adventures of the Thursday Murder Club, this is the fourth mystery for the crime-solving retirees.
read my review of September 2023
Publication date: 14th September 2023
A story of mothers and daughters, fame and ambition, destiny and choice.
read my review of September 2023
Publication date: 1st August 2023
A heart-wrenching tale of love and loss and the harrowing decisions faced by a young woman in rural America.
read my review of August 2023
Publication date: 13th April 2023
A beautifully told story of a boy and his teacher, their particular struggles and the community in which they live.
read my review of August 2023
Publication date: 20th April 2023
Evocative telling of the lives of two spiritual women of the 15th century and their extraordinary contribution to literature.
read my review of August 2023
Publication date: 19th January 2023
Based on real events in a surreal Soviet city, this is described as 'a sweeping historical adventure'. What will we think of it?
read my review of August 2023
Publication date: 16th March 2023
Kit and Summer have enjoyed a holiday romance but with misunderstandings and near misses when they return home, they look destined never to meet again.
read my review of July 2023
Publication date: 6th July 2023
An incredibly clever thriller - though it was being in the company of the central character, detective Julia Day that compelled me to keep reading. Felt lost when I finished the book!
read my review of July 2023
Publication date: 3rd August 2023
A brilliantly eery story of a house with a history on the Suffolk coast, and a family with their own troubles.
read my review of July 2023
Publication date: 15th May 2023
The extraordinary, powerful and haunting account of the woman who enjoyed a brief but strong friendship with Anne Frank.
read my review of July 2023
Publication date: 8th June 2023
Beautifully atmospheric and sensitively, compellingly told story of a wartime mystery.
read my review of July 2023
Publication date: 16th March 2023
This is a book about memory and the impact of being able to return to our past. 'Written in a masterful and totally unpredictable style,' it is described as 'powerful and brilliant' and won the International Booker Prize 2023. What will we think of it?
read my review of June 2023
Publication date: 30th March 2023
A conversation overheard by an auctioneer at a Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket suggests price fixing. When the new purchase is found dead the next day, he realises he must investigate, but who can he trust?
read my review of June 2023
Publication date: 28th September 2023
A brilliantly plotted thriller about two women avenging tragic events.
read my review of June 2023
Publication date: 3rd August 2023
A charming, wry and, at times, wise crime novel set within village and church life in the 1980s.
read my review of June 2023
Publication date: 8th June 2023
Students in a north London school are hearing a ticking noise in their ears. At first it seems to be tinnitus, but quickly it's evidently more serious. A teacher and a vaccinologist try to find a solution before it's too late.
read my review of May 2023
Publication date: 18th August 2023