August 30, 2016 Brensham Village by John Moore Reviewed by Simon Brensham Village, the latest volume from the Slightly Foxed Editions series that I love so dearly, is a sort of sequel…
August 30, 2016 The Revelations of Carey Ravine by Debra Daley Reviewed by Helen Skinner There was always a good chance that I was going to love The Revelations of Carey Ravine. A book which has…
August 25, 2016 Dear Diary… Diaries in Fiction Written by Charlotte Duff Since approximately the age of ten, I have tried to keep a diary. In fact, almost every Christmas I have…
August 25, 2016 The Voices Within by Charles Fernyhough Reviewed by Anne Goodwin ‘Yeah, I put that in, surely!’ I laughed when I heard myself saying this the other morning as I stowed my…
August 25, 2016 The Girls by Emma Cline Reviewed by Annabel I received a proof copy of The Girls about six months ago, and even back then it was being plugged as this summer’s…
August 24, 2016 Two Gentlemen on the Beach by Michael Köhlmeier Translated by Ruth Martin Reviewed by Victoria Who knew that Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill were great friends? I had no idea before reading…
August 23, 2016 Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre Translated by Frank Wynne Reviewed by Annabel In the UK, Lemaitre has been best-known for his ‘Brigade Criminelle’ trilogy of novels featuring the detective…
August 23, 2016 Black Water by Louise Doughty Reviewed by Victoria Louise Doughty is probably best known for her novel, Apple Tree Yard, which was a huge hit back in 2013. It told…
August 23, 2016 Tide by Hugh Aldersey-Williams Reviewed by Terence Jagger I live close to the tidal Thames, and often walk by the sea – and have never quite understood the…
August 23, 2016 The Long Weekend by Adrian Tinniswood Reviewed by Harriet This gorgeous book is subtitled ‘Life in the English Country House Between the Wars’, and certainly that is part of its…
August 22, 2016 But What If We’re Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman Reviewed by Simon How many non-fiction books do you come across which combine literature, music, television, sports, science, and aliens? Not that many, I’m…
August 20, 2016 Spotlight on Young Adult Fiction – Summer 2016 Selected by Jenny and Memory It’s summer, and the cups of your trusty YA correspondents runneth over. We know we led you to believe…
August 18, 2016 Fell by Jenn Ashworth Reviewed by Simon The title of Jenn Ashworth’s fourth novel could mean any number of things – or, indeed, all of them. The first…
August 18, 2016 A Hero in France by Alan Furst Reviewed by Annabel It’s been some years since I read an Alan Furst novel, although I own up to having a shelf-full of them….
August 18, 2016 The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky Translated by Dora O’Brien Reviewed by Karen Langley Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky is best known in the west for his novels Crime and Punishment,…
August 18, 2016 The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain Reviewed by Harriet ‘You have to be like Switzerland,’ Gustav’s mother tells him. ‘You have to hold yourself together and be courageous, stay separate…
August 18, 2016 The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson Reviewed by Harriet Is there no end to these amazing novelists who appeared to have sunk without trace and are now being revived for…
August 18, 2016 Slade House by David Mitchell Paperback review by Anna Hollingsworth The door pulls my palm up against it. It’s warm…And as it swings inwards, the hinges shriek like brakes……
August 18, 2016 Paradise Lodge by Nina Stibbe Reviewed by Annabel In Nina (of Love, Nina) Stibbe’s first semi-autobiographical novel Man at the Helm (reviewed here) we were introduced to the Vogel family. In it, the…
August 18, 2016 In the Month of the Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäck Reviewed by Harriet Last year I read and loved Cecila Ekbäck’s debut novel, Wolf Winter – you can see my review here and my interview with Cecilia…
August 17, 2016 Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North Reviewed by Harriet Cluff did not stir. Nor did Wright. Wright gripped the curtain, his arm raised, frozen in the beginning of motion. The…
August 17, 2016 The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss Reviewed by Alice Farrant A relationship with death, or the prospect of it, is like being a member of a horrible club because to…
August 17, 2016 The Sinking Admiral by Members of the Detection Club, ed. Simon Brett Reviewed by Elaine Simpson-Long In 1932 Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers collaborated with other writers, including G K Chesterton and Ronald Knox, Freeman…
August 16, 2016 Chains of Sand by Jemma Wayne Reviewed by Isobel Blackthorn A work of contemporary fiction, Chains of Sand by Jemma Wayne is a timely and important portrayal of a realm of Middle…
August 16, 2016 Before the Fall by Noah Hawley Reviewed by Gill Davies This is a gripping read – one of those suspense novels that you don’t want to put aside to do…
