September 2009

The Leopard [suggested by Gill Smithson] I think this may be the nearest thing to a perfect novel. It’s set […]

August 2009

The Book Thief [suggested by Michelle Nithsdale] The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak was the best-selling debut literary novel of […]

July 2009

Stranger in a Strange Land [suggested by John Beresford] Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, […]

June 2009

The Barrytown Trilogy (The Van) [suggested by Gabby Evans] Note for Chapters members: Gabby originally proposed The Van as her […]

May 2009

The Full Montezuma [suggested by Ellie Liddle] Peter Moore is a travel journalist and radio broadcaster from Sydney; this side […]

April 2009

American Pastoral [suggested by Lorraine Southern] In his 22nd novel, Roth shows his age. Not that his writing is any […]

March 2009

The Wrong Boy [suggested by Esmé Caulfield] The Wrong Boy is the debut novel of Liverpudlian playwright Willy Russell, famed […]

February 2009

Never Let Me Go [suggested by Paula Hyder] Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham – an idyllic establishment […]

January 2009

If This Is A Man / The Truce [suggested by Richard Layfield] The author was imprisoned in Auschwitz from March […]