Fiction
Listed in order of author's surname, 20 per page.
A Year of Marvellous Ways
A magical story about life, love, grief, death, the sea and storytelling.
read my review of July 2016
Arms Wide Open
A comical and touching account of a family coping with the blows resulting from life's disappointments
read my review of April 2014
Lost and Found
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
Lighthousekeeping
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
Foxash
An unsettling but compelling gothic tale of life in a rural community on the Suffolk-Essex border.
read my review of February 2023
Publication date: 27th April 2023
Tony and Susan
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
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
A wonderfully quirky and poignant tale of lives revolving around a bookshop in Japan.
read my review of October 2023
Publication date: 4th July 2023
A Perfect Crime
A disturbing presentation of the mind of a psychopath, translated from the Chinese.
read my review of October 2015
Meet Me at the Museum
A charming innocence of a correspondence between strangers. Confidences are struck through revelations of loss and disappointment, and solace and friendship results. Delightful, and moving.
read my review of April 2018
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
This book has topped the charts, being a 'word of mouth' phenomenon! Described as 'a brilliantly written drama about…creativity, complex relationships, and our inner lives', what will we think of it? Buy the book and join in the discussion.
read my review of October 2023
Publication date: 29th June 2023