James Bond’s trip to Turkey for the suggested love of a Russian beauty was a great introduction for me to the fiction of Ian Fleming
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The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
A quite traumatic but moving novel told in two narrative strands, one of a young mother, the other the daughter she is forced to give up.
The Book With No Name by Anonymous
For me, bourbon conjures images of small chocolate biscuits but the Bourbon Kid is a far scarier prospect in this quirky detective horror thriller
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty takes good friends, a tense school atmosphere and fragemented and destructive relationship and makes a great piece of reading
A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds
Sheri Reynolds has written a magical realism book about a woman trying to find her way in the world of the living but only finding comfort in the companionship of the Dead.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett’s novel deals with an enduring sister and brother relationship, consolidated when they are ejected from their childhood home, The Dutch House.
Dubliners by James Joyce
James Joyce has never really appealed to me, I am sorry to say, so what did I make of Dubliners?
Horatio’s Promise by D. Clark Gill
Strong on character and sense of place, Horatio’s Promise delivers presence but plot needs direction
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
An interesting story of a woman’s life in 1930s Ireland as related by her intertwined with the notes of Dr. Grene, her doctor in the mental hospital in which she has grown old.
Forever Terry – A Legacy in Letters edited by Darrell Fox
Terry Fox is a legend as this 40th anniversary compilation of letters from contributors demonstrates.
Scuffed Granny 