Warm coming-of-age book about Violet, her friends, her family and their relationships, and first love
Category Archives: Contemporary fiction
Aphrodite’s Child by Sarah Catherine Knights
Emily arrives in Cyprus timidly and with trepidation but the experience that she has there changes her life forever
Love is a State of Mind by Sarah Catherine Knights
The lovely story of Anna who, when the life that she has always known is torn part, is faced with a choice-resent or embrace the change?
Butterflies by L.A. Nettles
A divorcee on a mission to rediscover herself which leads her to emotional and sexual awakening. Romantic and erotic!
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A story about family, relationships and secrets, told with humour and emotion with all the hallmarks of Moriarty’s entertaining style
The Trouble With Belonging by Magdalena Stanhoff
The Trouble with Belonging by Magdalena Stanhoff – A modern tale of love that engages, to some extent, in discussion of the multicultural nature of our world today and its resulting tensions
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke – Surprisingly good read from Susanna Clarke, which is an imaginative tour de force of otherworldliness, magic & the ruthlessness of ambition
The Employees by Olga Ravn
The Employees by Olga Ravn – A little weird, this novel develops through multiple narratives, like viewing the story through a series of veils, slowly being lifted
London is the Best City in America by Laura Dave
London is the Best City in America by Laura Dave is a book about relationships: getting past the ones which are not meant to be and finding the ones that are. And ultimately, finding yourself.
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin has written an interesting book dealing with a woman who is adamant that she does not want children even if it means losing her soulmate
Scuffed Granny 