Catastrophe and community in the small Canadian town over winter. Another wonderful story from Mary Lawson!
Review date: 04.10.26
Named as the Book of the Year everywhere, it seems, this is described as 'an insightful and painfully funny account of a family strained to breaking point' by 'one of our finest prose stylists'. What will we think of it?
Review date: 01.06.26
This acclaimed, award-winning debut novel has been described as a 'brave and thrilling...page-turner about trauma and repression'. Said to appeal to fans of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan, what will we make of it?
Review date: 21.08.25
Despite struggling with the title, and the cover, of this debut novel, winner of the Merky Books New Writers Prize 2024, everyone enjoyed this account of grief, identity and relationship. Accomplished writing and good characterisation, it was agreed, but the alternating narratives grated with some. The car proved the star for a number of our readers!
Review date: 27.07.25
The winner of this year's Booker Prize follows six astronauts on the international space station as they complete the daily sixteen (90 minute) orbits of the planet. The book has been described as 'beautiful and ambitious'. What will we think?
Review date: 16.11.24
Louis has to care for a sick baby donkey, and learns lessons about love, loss, friendship and kindness.
For children age 7+
Review date: 28.02.23
An inspiring, uplifting and energising account of some good news stories behind the headlines.
Review date: 28.02.23
A beautiful, deceptively simple but thought-provoking tale of strangers and friendship.
For children age 3+
Review date: 24.02.23
And here are some others that I have recently reviewed
Imagining the life of the author Gustav Flaubert and the creation of his masterpiece 'Madame Bovary', through the women who knew him.
Review date: 02.11.26
A charming, funny and moving memoir on how Agatha Christie can pull you through a dark time.
Review date: 01.11.26
A cosy, charming, literary, nostalgic, murder mystery, set in Bath.
Review date: 26.10.26
A fascinating insight into the world of fashion and one man's vision and determination.
Review date: 18.10.26
A beautifully illustrated book presenting the history of lighthouses.
Review date: 15.10.26
A hugely inspiring account of the life of New Zealand's prime minister, presented for younger readers.
Review date: 04.10.26
A gripping and chilling thriller about mass hysteria.
Review date: 04.10.26
A quest to discover plants in the city, hidden through riddles in some letters from a mysterious correspondent.
Review date: 04.10.26