Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen: A book about growing up; about sisters; about the characters in a neighbourhood, all framed around some mysterious murders.
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A Young Lady’s Miscellany by Auriel Roe
Auriel Roe’s memoir is honest, warm and really, really funny with moments that will remain with me long after reading it
The Milan Contract by Stephen Franks
The Milan Contract by Stephen Franks is a great thriller, taut and tense, with a well-executed plot which starts as a regular police investigation but develops into so much more
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.
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin has written an interesting book dealing with a woman who is adamant that she does not want children even if it means losing her soulmate
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes’ book about the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky is a stirring tale about the power of friendship and the joy that books can bring
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
The Ruin, the first book featuring Dervla McTiernan’s garda Cormac Reilly, is a competently written thriller showing the depths of human depravity.
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis
With my interest more than piqued by the Netflix production, I was keen to read Walter Tevis’ portrayal of Beth Harmon, his chess playing prodigy.
