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Book review: How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, Cherie Jones

I think the best way to describe How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is with words like unflinching, gritty[…]

Matrix is one of those books that makes me happy to be in a book club. It’s unlikely I’d have[…]

Small Things Like These is one of those rare novels that don’t have a lot of words but they all[…]

The Secret Scripture isn’t a quick read, but Sebastian Barry’s book is a poignant and moving story that weaves a[…]

I spotted Lost in Ibiza in the Hay Festival bookshop not long after booking a winter sun trip to the[…]

Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery is anything but that. I found this coming-of-age tale interesting and entertaining, and I learned[…]

I first read The Cellist of Sarajevo 14 years ago and it had a profound impact on me. Now that[…]

Standard Deviation is one of those rare books that is filled with light-hearted humour, but is also poignant, sad and[…]