Book review: The Hero of This Book, Elizabeth McCracken
In The Hero of This Book, author Elizabeth McCracken uses words to paint two vivid portraits. One is of the[…]
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Book review: Matrix, Lauren Groff
Matrix is one of those books that makes me happy to be in a book club. It’s unlikely I’d have[…]
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Book review: 10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak
10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is an extraordinary book. But that’s no real surprise as I think[…]
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Book review: French Braid, Anne Tyler
French Braid is probably the 10th Anne Tyler book I’ve read and the American bestselling author never disappoints. Her stories[…]
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Book review: Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These is one of those rare novels that don’t have a lot of words but they all[…]
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Book review: The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry
The Secret Scripture isn’t a quick read, but Sebastian Barry’s book is a poignant and moving story that weaves a[…]
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Book review: Lost in Ibiza, Rebecca Frayn
I spotted Lost in Ibiza in the Hay Festival bookshop not long after booking a winter sun trip to the[…]
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Book review: Nothing Special, Nicole Flattery
Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery is anything but that. I found this coming-of-age tale interesting and entertaining, and I learned[…]
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