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Travels with Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe, 1968 by Gary Orleck

An enjoyable memoir filled with glamour, parties and celebrity, of a treasured time in the author’s life shared with the charismatic Maurice

This is a book about animals, sort of but more than that, it is a suspenseful tense book of secrets and spookiness with a gothic bent

The story of Elizabeth Keane, told through two narrative strands, interwoven cleverly and smoothly by Norton, to reveal long hidden secrets

A uniquely moving book, beautifully written with poignancy and a touch of humour – a window into a world of paralysis

The story of four women in Philadelphia and the dynamics in their family relationships, exacerbated by the shadow of mental illness

A thriller of some complexity which winds its way in an unusual fashion to a satisfying conclusion

A turgid read for a Jane Austen lover that had to ultimately be abandoned.

Continuing where The Island finished, One August Night takes us back to Crete and the families of Plaka and their subsequent dramas

A story of colonialism, tradition and families, told from the perspective of a British woman heading to India as it establishes independence

A long collection full of an outpouring of emotion and experience, freely formed with some true moments of clarity and power