Five words from the blurb: Alaskan, wilderness, snow, girl, magical The Snow Child is a magical little book. It manages to balance on the fine line between magical realism and reality, ensuring the reader is kept guessing as to which side of that fence this book lies. The story is set in the Canadian wilderness, where [...]
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The Devotion of Suspect X – Keigo Higashino
Translated from the Japanese by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander Five words from the blurb: Tokyo, ex-husband, shattered, Police, genius I hadn’t heard of this book until one of my sister’s friends recommended it to me, but I love Japanese thrillers and so decided to give it a try. I’m pleased that [...]
Three Slightly Disappointing Reads
The Sandalwood Tree – Elle Newmark Five words from the blurb: Indian, marriage, memories, letters, friendship The Sandalwood Tree is set in 1947 and follows a British couple, Evie and Martin, who move to India with their five-year-old son so Martin can report on the Partition. Evie discovers some letters hidden in the brickwork of their new [...]
Three Entertaining Books
I was writing reviews for the following books when I realised I was repeating myself. Although all three have different writing styles and settings they share many other qualities and so I thought I’d combine my thoughts into one post, giving you a trio of entertaining reads to add to your TBR pile. All three books [...]
The Best Books About Motherhood
I love books that deal with all aspects of motherhood, but I particularly enjoy those that investigate its darker side – those times when everything goes wrong and the child makes life extremely difficult for the parents. Unfortunately I have run out of books with this theme and so would love to know if you have [...]
April Summary and Plans for May
Book of the Month Books Reviewed in April The Mountain People – Colin Turnbull The Nobodies Album – Carolyn Parkhurst The Story of Forgetting – Stefan Merrill Block How I Became A Famous Novelist – Steve Hely Serious Men – Manu Joseph Mr Chartwell – Rebecca Hunt The Final Testament of the Holy Bible – [...]
