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The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
A unique book which is made up of detection mixed with a surrealist dreamscape of carnivals and the eccentric people who form them
I, Mona Lisa by Natasha Solomons
Imagine if the Mona Lisa could talk! What stories could she tell? In Natasha Solomons’ book, we get a novel which imagines just that.
Eve and Me: The Shadow that Spans 3,000 Years by Karen Gilden
A book for everyone which highlights what it’s like to be a woman through the ages reflecting on past struggles/triumphs and the present day
Lovestruck Maggot by Jarrett Brandon Early
Fast-paced and imaginative with whip-crack exchanges of dialogue, this is a great cross-genre read, mixing sci-fi with humour and romance
Dawn of an Empire: St. Augustine and the Spanish Founding of America by Irene Loftin
Irene Loftin’s book is a revelation to me as a Brit: that the Spanish were the first European colonists of America at St. Augustine.
No Matter What by Kevin Coll
A thriller which spans many things – love, terrorism, secrets, promises, espionage – all propelled by a meeting that might never happen
Diary of a Rich White Woman by Marcia Li-Liën
A book which conveys a rollercoaster of a story where a luxury life is all excess but can it endure with this as its foundation?
Symphony of Lies by Maria Monday
A light thriller and mystery where Emma, our heroine, is invited to a will reading but the legacy on offer is less prize and more challenge
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Meet Thursday Next, literary detective and a female to be reckoned with, intelligent, resourceful and poised
