Dorothea visits female prisoners condemned to death, but when she meets Ruth Butterham, she is told a story of murder which is beyond belief
Category Archives: British fiction
The Cows [Don’t Follow The Herd] by Dawn O’Porter
A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk
A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears
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
Scuffed Granny 