Audiobook review: A Theatre for Dreamers, written and narrated by Polly Samson

A Theatre for Dreamers should have been fascinating. Its starting point is the true story of a community of writers … More

Book review: The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare

There was a happy time when I was naive enough to think that a story of wealth, power and corruption … More

End of the Bay is now live on Amazon! Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of the launch … More

Astrid Strick is the matriarch of a middle-class family in Clapham, a small town in New York State. She is … More

In Pilgrims, an assortment of medieval characters set off to Rome. They come from a range of backgrounds and have … More

Sword is a political thriller from Romania, one of a number of translated titles from new indie publisher Corylus Books. … More

Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven imagined a pandemic and its aftermath, asking what could endure and what we would … More

Sometimes you happen across a book that you feel should have had a lot of attention but somehow didn’t. In … More

Frank Eloff is a world-weary doctor in a remote South African hospital. His world is upturned when an idealistic young … More

Originally posted on Beverley Has Read:
Hello and welcome to another instalment of Desert Island Books! This is a monthly feature where…