A stimulating, thoughtful memoir about a young girl who enters a controversial church at its height and how this shaped her life and faith
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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
Suspicion by A.D. Hay
An easy read of a murder mystery featuring a French journalist and an ancient artefact
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
Our Dementia Journey by Patrick McTaggart
A collection of poems, heartfelt and honest, written by a man caring for his elderly parents, one of whom, his father, has dementia
Life is Inevitable by Daniel Santos
Not a bad first effort from a new author about two young people, unhappy with life who are given a second chance
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