Matrix by Lauren Groff
MATRIX Oh. My. Days. Historical Fiction fans, I am sounding the klaxon. Author Lauren Groff is award winning and Matrix, her latest book, published a few weeks ago, is notching up
The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Dare
FRIDAY FAVE The Girl With The Louding Voice was one of my favourite books I read last year. Startlingly, this is a debut novel from @abidare_author who is immensely talen
Widowland by C. J. Carey
WIDOWLAND “To control the past they edited history. To control the future they edited literature”. Fans of The Handmaids Tale, Fatherland, or The Man in The High Castle –
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
WHEN YOU DON’T *QUITE* GET IT You may or may not know this — but when Chaya and I don’t like a book that we’ve read or been sent, we generally just don’t post about it.
My Child and Other Mistakes by Ellie Taylor
BOOKS THAT GIVE YOU A STOMACH ACHE @elliejanetaylor made me actually worried my c-section scar was going to burst. This book is so funny that at one point I had genuine tears
The World According To Garp by John Irving
FRIDAY FAVE If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you will know that I am a huge fan of John Irving. I’ve discussed A Prayer for Owen Meany here before (READ IT!!!) bu
1984 by George Orwell
MODERN CLASSIC (and a note on genre) Just read this mind-blowing book, 1984 by George Orwell — have you heard of it?? This is one of those books that I’ve meant to read for yea
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE It’s our stop on the #booktour for the second instalment of this record breaking series by @misterosman currently smashing the charts, number 1 both in
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Would you buy different versions of the same book? I am tremendously territorial over @madeline.e.miller (one of the nicest people I...
Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks
SNOW COUNTRY Before getting into the nitty gritty, I ought to preface this by mentioning Snow Country is the second book in a planned trilogy, after Human Traces. I haven’t read
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
JOINT REVIEW I loved @lisadtaddeo’s previous book, Three Women and was hooked from the first sentence. Animal was different — it took me a good few days to get past pg 42.
The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT An ultimate Friday Favourite. Hilary Mantel was the very first author that we connected over. It was that frisson of excitement when you find a kindred spi