My favourite books from the first half of 2020
What a year it has been so far. In my memory there has never been a stranger time, from the…
What a year it has been so far. In my memory there has never been a stranger time, from the…
The Yield is a book that requires concentration, and so I feel like I didn’t do justice to it by…
Such a Fun Age is one of those books that are easy to read and entertaining, while delivering a big…
It might be no Angela’s Ashes, either in misery or in degree of poverty, but One Hundred Years of Dirt…
A character that we all love to hate can make a book. There’s Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter, Tom Buchanan…
I’ve developed quite an attachment … to Harry Potter. I started reading JK Rowling’s blockbuster series with my son and…
One of the great roles of literature is to introduce us to worlds and experiences that differ from our own.…
Novellas might be small, but they can certainly make a big impact. I haven’t read many of this form of…
Multitasking has lost its appeal since I became a mother. As a child, it had meant the ability to hold…
The Erratics is the story of the rescue of Vicki Laveau Harvie’s father from the clutches of his cruel wife.…