Reviews of Books
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Oct 27th, 2010
This was just a light, easy read. Here is the blurb … Zeb Spaw is the contemporary artist of the year, even more so after his latest work Prostheseus Bound recently sold for £20 million, but will he be able to keep the masterpieces coming, or is it all downhill from there? Alice loves working [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light on Oct 13th, 2010
The above image is from the end papers from the Persephone edition. It was a very quick read, but I don’t think my mind was in the right place. Although I admire the writing, I didn’t enjoy this novel. Here is the blurb … This is a very small book but a very perfect one, [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Oct 10th, 2010
I’ve written before about being a Katie Fforde fan – I was disappointed with the last two novels. They just seemed a bit formulaic and I didn’t like the heroines. However, this one is a return to the Katie Fforde of old. Here’s the blurb … Sophie Apperly’s family has never taken her seriously. Fiercely [...]
Posted in Recommended, Serious on Oct 5th, 2010
I was intrigued by the title of this novel and simply had to read it. I’m not religious but I am fascinated by religion. This was simply written and a very quick read. Here’s the blurb … In this genius spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Oct 4th, 2010
My mother picked this book – based on the cover and truth be told I would have picked it too. It’s been sitting in my pile for a while and I’ve overlooked it several times. However, once I started I was hooked. It’s a gentle story about loss, grief, guilt and redemption. Here’s the blurb [...]