Book review: Persuasion by Jane Austen
I always feel like a bit of an upstart when I write a review of one of the great works…
Book review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell
The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird was recommended to me as a 'strange' read, so I really wasn't sure what…
Reflections on the NYT best 100 books of the 21st Century
There’s not much I love more than a ‘best of’ book list, and so when I spotted the New York…
Book review: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
The author of Limberlost, Robbie Arnott, has won various awards for his previous works, and so this one came with…
Book review: What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
What Happened to Nina was the fourth book I had read by Dervla McTiernan and it is another page-turner that…
Understanding history is easier if it’s personal
I've always had trouble remembering the exact (or even approximate) dates when it comes to the big events of history…
Book review: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Death in Venice is one of those novels (or is it considered a short story?) that seems a little out…
Book review: Skellig by David Almond
Books can arrive on my bedside table for many reasons - they might have been recommended by a friend, been…
Book review: After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Larissa Behrendt's After Story included some of my favourite bookish elements - travel, relationships and culture. After Story centres on…
Book review: The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
There is something addictive about Sally Hepworth's books, and it was no different with The Younger Wife, especially when listening…
