Series Love: The Chronicles of Carlingford by Margaret Oliphant

For some reason I haven’t found much to enjoy in newly published books recently, and have instead been losing myself … More

Book review: The Echo Chamber by John Boyne

The Echo Chamber features a deeply unappealing family whose life is upended by their addiction to celebrity culture and, in … More

Lately I’ve found myself wanting to read books which are humorous and light but with a literary feel too. When … More

In The Truth and Other Hidden Things, Bells Walker learns she is pregnant on the same day her husband, Harry, … More

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

Carl Hiaasen’s novels combine pacy, absurdist plots, a wry take on political and popular culture and an underlying anger at … 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

I haven’t been around as much on the blog or social media, because I’ve been finishing a book! It’s not … More

I’ve been feeling bad that I don’t give series I’ve loved the attention they deserve on the blog. Often I … More