ARC – Scuffed Granny

Bronxville by Lee Stockdale

A short book of poems, some prose, some stream-of-consciousness musings, forming an eclectic collection, delivered in the same erudite voice

A memoir of a life which begins troubled but shows the true power of resilience and the importance of having the right support

A fun book for middle graders, which is humorous and a little bit bonkers, of an unlikely hero and his fight to save Snackland and dumplings

A book which begins with a family in tragedy but gradually, through faith and healing and the support of others, the way is shown to them

Spain’s love of bullfighting is explored in this tale of competition between family, money and tradition

This book was a breath of fresh air! It had a lot going on – romance, tragedy, families – beautifully packaged by excellent storytelling!

Family, farm-life and hardship feature in this original novel set in Australia, with elements of saga mixed with myth and magical realism

Time-travelling husband attempts to save wife by going back to their high school years, making for tension-filled story of sinister pursuit

In Hart’s excellent book, we follow Cora and make, through encounters she has on the plane trips, discoveries about her and her life

A collection of letters, showing the personality of a man who changed his life but held onto his humanity, told through human encounters