Reviews of Books
Posted in Fiction, Recommended on Aug 27th, 2012
This is the second of the All Souls trilogy. I read the first, A Discovery of Witches last year. I wasn’t sure what to make of the first one, but liked it well enough to continue with the series. And I think the second might be better than the first. Here’s the blurb … Deborah Harkness exploded [...]
Posted in Fiction, Recommended on Aug 8th, 2012
This novel won the Miles Franklin Award for 2012. As you can imagine, this makes it a popular book club choice. I enjoyed it and I shall try to get hold of Stasiland. Here is the blurb … All That I Am is a masterful and exhilarating exploration of bravery and betrayal, of the risks and [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light on Aug 3rd, 2012
This is my guilty pleasure. I started reading her books years ago when a friend described them as ‘racy and pacy’ and it’s true. Here’s the blurb … With gluttony safely behind them, DIESEL and LIZZY find themselves in search of LUST. But are they really after LUST, or is it TRUE LOVE? To find [...]