A story of a man who withdraws himself from life after the death of his wife, told with acerbic wit and unreserved intelligence
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The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell
A wake-up call, raising awareness of the truly wonderful creatures which inhabit our wonderful world and how unlikely they are to thrive
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
A nice story, nothing too demanding about a woman escaping a controlling mother to live a life of her own independently
Sam Time by Donna Balon
Imagine if you could travel back in time with ease and interact with Ulysses S. Grant – Donna Balon’s heroine does just this
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
A novel based on history and “The Last Duchess”, a poem by Robert Browning – intense and dark, and highly evocative of Renaissance Italy
Things Unseen by David Isaak
A novel about a man investigating the murder of his sister but also about opening his mind to that which cannot easily be explained…
English Monsters by James Scudamore
A tough read but not because of the writing, but the subject matter – a tale of schoolboys, friendship and the experiences that shape us
All the Pretty Houses by Harmonie Lovin
An interesting memoir from childhood to motherhood, relating a tale of tumultuous relationships but also filled with love in its many forms
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
A novel based on history and “The Last Duchess”, a poem by Robert Browning – intense and dark, and highly evocative of Renaissance Italy
Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The best book that I have read this year – a funny, warm, unique book with a biting message about how women should carve their own path
Scuffed Granny 