The Ice- Cream Makers by Ernest van der Kwast – The story of two brothers in a family of Italian ice-cream makers is full of family tradition, the binds of familial expectation, and poetry
Tag Archives: Scuffed Granny Reviews
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke – Surprisingly good read from Susanna Clarke, which is an imaginative tour de force of otherworldliness, magic & the ruthlessness of ambition
The Employees by Olga Ravn
The Employees by Olga Ravn – A little weird, this novel develops through multiple narratives, like viewing the story through a series of veils, slowly being lifted
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom – A book which centres around select members of a small Michigan town who receive phone calls from the people they miss the most, from Heaven
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn is a tale of endurance and resilience, emotional and physical, and ultimately, hope which takes place on the coastal path of south-west England
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
A very well-written, dark and suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end
The Last Beekeeper: Vespling Book One by Jared Gulian
The Last Beekeeper by Jared Gulian is scary and tense and terrifying – one of the best horror books that I have read in a long time.
Wanderer by Court Young
Raw personal emotion, the consequence of the poet’s relationships, expressed honestly and simply through verse and drawings
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath – A collection of poems and stories that feel like little pieces of calm and wisdom, reading like parables to guide and strengthen
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Yes Please by Amy Poehler – A book which pretends to be a memoir but reads like a very funny life manual
