Cornerstone: The King by Michael Paul – Michael Paul’s book is full of characters, has family secrets and has a clearly driven plot but for me, lacked a certain something
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Grief has Teeth by Louise Baxter
Grief has Teeth by Louise Baxter – A very powerful and moving collection of poetry and prose, charting and describing the author’s own experiences with grief’s many faces
Powerballs by Jimmy Clifton
Powerballs by Jimmy Clifton – A great story full of humour and action which rolls along at a good rate – entertaining and an enjoyable read!
The Dead of False Creek by Sarah M. Stephen
The Dead of False Creek by Sarah M. Stephen – Late twentieth century detective meets the present day in this quirky and enjoyable murder mystery
Broken Pieces of God by David B. Seaburn
A truly lovely book, gentle and humorous, about a couple having to deal with the hard stuff life can throw at you and finding a way through
you are my moon by Cherry Rao
you are my moon by Cherry Rao – A collection of verses full of love and loss and yearning, containing poems of simplicity and complexity, written with feeling
The Ice-Cream Makers by Ernest van der Kwast
The Ice- Cream Makers by Ernest van der Kwast – The story of two brothers in a family of Italian ice-cream makers is full of family tradition, the binds of familial expectation, and poetry
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
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom – A book which centres around select members of a small Michigan town who receive phone calls from the people they miss the most, from Heaven
Scuffed Granny 