A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears
Category Archives: British fiction
The Sisters by Claire Douglas
When Abi is offered the chance of a new life, she hopes it will fill the gap left by the death of her twin, but will it give her that?
Darke by Rick Gekoski
A story of a man who withdraws himself from life after the death of his wife, told with acerbic wit and unreserved intelligence
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
A nice story, nothing too demanding about a woman escaping a controlling mother to live a life of her own independently
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
A novel based on history and “The Last Duchess”, a poem by Robert Browning – intense and dark, and highly evocative of Renaissance Italy
English Monsters by James Scudamore
A tough read but not because of the writing, but the subject matter – a tale of schoolboys, friendship and the experiences that shape us
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
A novel based on history and “The Last Duchess”, a poem by Robert Browning – intense and dark, and highly evocative of Renaissance Italy
While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart
A deeply moving book about a mother who makes the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the survival of her child – to give him away
The London Train by Tessa Hadley
A character-driven book told in two halves: the first concerning Paul, the second Cora and linked together by the London train of the title
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
A great thriller full of human darkness, lightened by chemistry between Robin and Cormoran
Scuffed Granny 