February 2024
One of Alasdair Gray’s most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster […]
One of Alasdair Gray’s most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster […]
The book of night women – Marlon James The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel, a true […]
My Cousin Rachel – Daphne du Maurier I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn […]
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town […]
Before the Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikau Kawaguchi In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which […]
Joan is Okay – Weike Wang Joan is a thirtysomething ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital. The […]
The bookseller of Kabul – Asne Seierstad Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to […]
The Hand That First Held Mine – Maggie O’Farrell When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep, Lexie […]
The Gallows Pole – Benjamin Myers An England divided. From his remote moorland home, David Hartley assembles a gang of […]
The Sealwoman’s Gift – Sally Magnusson In 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of […]