Book review: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

I was interested in this novel because I recently read Conn Iggulden’s Conqueror series, which tells the story of Genghis … 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

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

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More

Ever fallen out of love? One minute you’re contemplating hours spent cuddled up on the sofa, you’re even coordinating your … More

*This giveaway has now closed.* Today I’m sharing the opportunity to win six signed paperbacks — including my own The … More