The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
So Kazuo Ishiguro is an author who I discovered via the ‘gram. Of course I’d heard about him (this book in particular) but when Chaya and I got sent an advanced copy of Klara
Nightcrawling by Leila Motley
There are some books that once you start reading they accompany you everywhere. Not just physically because you can’t put it down, but mentally.
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Discovering a great new book is one thing. But an incredible new author?
Metronome by Tom Watson
Dystopia as a genre is perpetually fascinating, particularly when we find ourselves, today, living in a world that is, in many ways, utterly dystopic.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
“All the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, & carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil...
One Day I Shall Astonish The World by Nina Stibbe
I have genuinely *not* been able to put this book down all weekend (okay, apart from maybe when I caught up with @loveisland on Saturday night)...
The House Of Fortune by Jessie Burton
THE HOUSE OF FORTUNE In 2014, the Miniaturist was a seismic literary phenomenon. Selling over a million copies having been hotly fought over in a publishers bidding war, the story
The Buddha In The Attic by Julie Otsuka
THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC In April I went on my first trip away since Covid hit. One of the books I brought along was The Swimmers by Julia Otsuka. I was mesmerised — Otsuka’s wr
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
This book shouldn’t work but is it any surprise coming from Pulitzer Prize winning author Louise Erdrich?
Time Is A Mother & Misfits: A Personal Manifesto
Before the weekends festivities commence, let me recommend two absolutely shattering, truly beautiful books that are slender in length but mighty in power...
Elizabeth York, The Last White Rose by Alison Weir
In the world of Tudor fiction and non-fiction, Alison Weir is a literary titan. Historian and author of 33 books which have sold many millions of copies...
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Like many *many* others, I adored Monica Ali’s Brick Lane when it was published way back when and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her new novel...