SPOILER review: Tension by E M Delafield

This is one of my occasional series where I share my thoughts on the whole of a book, so if … More

Book review: China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

China Room begins in a Punjabi village in the 1920s. Mehar is one of three young women who have just … More

The Great Mistake is a novel based on the life and death of Andrew Haswell Green, the “Father of Greater … More

Asha Ray has a bad time in high school – she’s clever but she doesn’t fit in socially, and feels … More

This is the first of two books Charmian Clift wrote about her life in Greece with her husband, George Johnston, … More

First Morrissey, now Barbara Pym. They say you should never meet your heroes, perhaps you don’t want to know their … More

Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More

I loved this book! It’s funny, clever and moving, with a seaside setting and a rich cast of characters. First … More

The Performance has a wonderful premise. Three women are in a theatre in Melbourne, watching a performance of Samuel Beckett’s … More

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More