A coming-of-age tale which is an intense read, following fifteen year old Rick as he navigates a teendom strewn with diversions and upsets
Tag Archives: American fiction
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
My first encounter with Hemingway and surprisingly, a forgettable and, dare I say it, regrettable one: did not meet expectations
Catatonia by Steve Crane
An interesting novel philosophically speaking which is thought-provoking but, at times, challenging to read
Nemesis by Tyler Michael
Nemesis is the perfect holiday read for the thriller lover – action-filled, fast-paced and written with clear direction and awareness.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A couple craft a life for themselves in the wilds of Alaska but long for a child – and then miraculously, one appears. But who is she?
Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald
A novel centred around a family coming to terms with a diagnosis of ALS and what this will mean for them all, not just the person suffering
Wool by Hugh Howey
An underground thriller where society has been formed in a silo but for what purpose? Is it just about survival from the toxic upper world?
The Self-Working Trick and Other Stories by John Gaspard
Follow Eli Marks – magician, problem solver and amateur detective – in this lively book of well plotted and written short murder stories
Missing 85 Days by Randy Haglund
A story of a man who finds himself adrift without knowledge of his past told alongside that of the family desperately searching for him
Land of the Blue Mist by Susan Mallgrave
The story of Aster Sweetwater, a girl between two cultural worlds – Cherokee and Jackson’s USA – and her search for a place for her people