Five words from the blurb: castaways, patience, survival, dilemmas, humanity In 1914 an ocean liner sinks and it quickly becomes obvious that there aren’t enough lifeboats for everyone. The passengers must battle for survival, pushing all thoughts of others aside in order to have a chance of living. Those lucky enough to gain a place on [...]
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Heft by Liz Moore
Five words from the blurb: quirky, pair, unexpected, help, family Heft is the heartwarming story of Arthur, a morbidly obese man who has been confined to his own home for the last ten years. Trapped in this lonely world he is surprised to receive a phone call from a former student who knows nothing of [...]
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer
Note: This book is released as Trapeze in the US Five words from the blurb: recruited, undercover, France, training, war In WWII specially trained women were dropped into France, performing secret operations in difficult, often dangerous conditions. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky is based on their work, focusing on Marian Sutro, a young bilingual woman [...]
Two Gripping Reads
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash Five words from the blurb: autistic, violence, tragic, religion, family A Land More Kind Than Home is set in North Carolina and follows the family of Christopher, an autistic boy who is murdered during a church service. The book is based on real events and reveals the shocking [...]
A Division of the Light by Christopher Burns
Five words from the blurb: woman, robbed, witnessed, camera, changed I am heavily influenced by endorsements from certain authors and I’d probably have avoided this book if it hadn’t received a rare endorsement from Kazuo Ishiguro. A story about an obsessive photographer didn’t appeal to me, but having read it I have to agree with Ishiguro [...]
Every Contact Leaves a Trace by Elanor Dymott
Five words from the blurb: wife, murdered, Oxford, mystery, past Every Contact Leave a Trace is an atmospheric murder mystery set within the grounds of an English University. The book begins with Alex discovering the body of his wife, Rachel, by a lake in Worcester College, Oxford. Access to the college is restricted so only a limited number of people were [...]
