Death in the Tallgrass by Donald Willerton

A gripping tale of discovery and redemption set in the early twentieth century America filled with treachery, tribes and tribulation

Dear Mrs Bird by A. J. Pearce

A nice novel about Emmy Lake, a young woman in the London Blitz, who decides to answer letters for an agony aunt who finds them Unacceptable

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

A great children’s book but more than that, a great story book, about Feo and her wolves, and fighting the enemy intent on her destruction

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The story of Sam and Sadie principally, and a friendship that endures rifts and crises, set in the world of computer programming and gaming

Knowing the Enemy: The Last Tribes of Britannia by Lea Moran

A glimpse into ancient Britain told through the eyes of Luca, whose story is one of family, rivalry, relics, roots and war.

Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell

Not so much a book as an essay in book form, this little hardback is a treatise on why children’s books should be read by adults too.

The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit and Other Stories by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath’s book of children’s stories and verse is funny, original and magical and has that repetitive rhythmic quality for easy reading

The Corset by Laura Purcell

Dorothea visits female prisoners condemned to death, but when she meets Ruth Butterham, she is told a story of murder which is beyond belief

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