A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told
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Muzungu by Rod Madocks
A reflection on a childhood in Africa at the end of empire and how that has inexorably shaped the author into the man he was and is now
The Seed of Corruption by A.I. Fabler
A book very much of our times, A.I. Fabler’s novel starts as a search for the truth about a copied painting but becomes much more
The Land, The Land by Robin Hawdon
One farmer’s fight to preserve the land that his family has farmed for generations is a story of the little man versus the power of money
The Hotchkiss by Pierre Lawrence
Short but definitely not sweet, this novella holds all the hallmarks of a good short story and is threaded with dark humour throughout
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The book that begins Maya Angelou’s memoir is full of her experiences at a young age of what is wrong with the world but also, what is right
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
A modern novel containing the essence of the classic fairytale with its hints of the magical – like a river, a story of twists and turns
The Adventures of Toby Wey by Gavin Scott
The wonderfully told story of Toby Wey who, from humble origins, has an adventurous, character-filled life surviving by living on his wits
The Glass Tree by Michael J Manz
A well-paced thriller set in Paris in the 50s about a man trying to find the truth of his wife’s death, in a troubled and war-scarred city
Love is a State of Mind by Sarah Catherine Knights
The lovely story of Anna who, when the life that she has always known is torn part, is faced with a choice-resent or embrace the change?
