November 2021

The Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri The Namesake’ is the story of a boy brought up Indian in America. ‘When her […]

October 2021

H is for Hawk – Helen Macdonald As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the […]

August 2021

The Magic Toyshop – Angela Carter ‘This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, […]

July 2021

Giovanni’s Room James Baldwin When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate […]

June 2021

Bass Rock – Evie Wyld  A modern gothic triumph’ Max Porter The Bass Rock has for centuries watched over […]

May 2021

Book choice for this month Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West – Dee […]

April 2021

Book choice for this month The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness […]

March 2021

A Girl in Exile: Requiem for Linda – Ismail Kadare During the bureaucratic machinery of Albania’s 1945-1991 dictatorship, playwright Rudian […]