Book Review – Page 2 – Scuffed Granny

Muzungu by Rod Madocks

A reflection on a childhood in Africa at the end of empire and how that has inexorably shaped the author into the man he was and is now

An easy read of a murder mystery featuring a French journalist and an ancient artefact

A book very much of our times, A.I. Fabler’s novel starts as a search for the truth about a copied painting but becomes much more

A collection of poems, heartfelt and honest, written by a man caring for his elderly parents, one of whom, his father, has dementia

Not a bad first effort from a new author about two young people, unhappy with life who are given a second chance

One farmer’s fight to preserve the land that his family has farmed for generations is a story of the little man versus the power of money

Short but definitely not sweet, this novella holds all the hallmarks of a good short story and is threaded with dark humour throughout

The book that begins Maya Angelou’s memoir is full of her experiences at a young age of what is wrong with the world but also, what is right

A modern novel containing the essence of the classic fairytale with its hints of the magical – like a river, a story of twists and turns

The wonderfully told story of Toby Wey who, from humble origins, has an adventurous, character-filled life surviving by living on his wits