Mythos by Stephen Fry
Looking back on that time when we lived through the height of lockdown makes me shudder. I remember, clearly, the feeling...
Stoneblind by Natalie Haynes
Todays the day folks so make way to your local purveyor of books because if you are a reader of classical retellings Stoneblind is now unleashed into the world...
Beloved by Toni Morrison
“All the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, & carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil...
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
The world of myths is one that I only really came into contact for the first time during the pandemic; I read Silence of the Girls, then later on...
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
I love finding a book that I haven’t heard about. This one, Hidden Valley Road, popped up on Amazon as one that I might like...
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
Before I give you my thoughts on this bestseller, I’ll share my husband’s. He picked it up and couldn’t put it down. Until he did. He found it so unnerving, he couldn’t...
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Holiday essentials. A book and the perfect bag to fit said book into at all times. Oh and sunnies + cream, obvs. I love Kazuo Ishiguro. And by love, I mean real earth-shattering...
Putin’s People by Catherine Belton
WHY I READ There are so many different reasons why I turn to books — escapism, comfort, their transportive magic. When I’m in the midst of writing, I find reading really helps
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
FRIDAY FAVOURITE Last year I read — and loved — Empire of Pain by @praddenkeefe. In fact, I was so blown away by it, I named it my favourite non-fiction book of 2021. I wouldn
The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone
THE WOMEN OF ROTHSCHILD There’s little better than when the two of us get together. And when we are doing it not only to chat about a book we’ve both totally loved but also to
Free by Lea Ypi
FREE Sophie literally ran to her local bookshop to buy this on the day of publication. Trust us. This is the book everyone will be talking about and we have been lucky enough to se
The King’s Painter by Franny Moyle
NON FICTION I knew my limited print of Henry VIII would one day be useful!!!The ULTIMATE coffee table addition, this might be the most luxurious, magnificent book I have ever been