A simply told book which seemingly tells a story of a caveman but contains a deeper discussion about the essence at the heart of man
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Silent Bites by Melissa Ingoldsby
The past threatens the love between Arturo and Dan, which is already up against it due to the difference in their backgrounds…can love win out?
A Perfectly Normal Childhood (and other lies I tell myself) by Jason Ramshaw
Funny, irreverent and wise, this book is about Jason but is also the philosophical meanderings of a man in his 30s, reflecting on the world
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson
A story of women – as friends, as wives, as young people – and how we can find strength in each other
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
