Emma Cline’s evocative summer novel is one of my books of the year I put off reading The Guest because … More
Tag: seaside
Book review: Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin
There is much to love in Uncle Paul, a reissued 1959 novel. First, it’s set in a coastal resort, and … More
Book review: The Colony by Audrey Magee
Lloyd is travelling to a remote Irish island because he wants to paint the cliffs. He is going in a … More
Book review: Mermaid Singing by Charmian Clift
This is the first of two books Charmian Clift wrote about her life in Greece with her husband, George Johnston, … More
Book review: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
I loved this book! It’s funny, clever and moving, with a seaside setting and a rich cast of characters. First … More
Book review: Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
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 published! Read an extract
End of the Bay is now live on Amazon! Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of the launch … More
Book review: Fallen Angel by Chris Brookmyre
Since belatedly discovering Chris Brookmyre a couple of years ago, I’ve been burning my way through his backlist and appreciating … More
Book review: Aye, Barney by Douglas Lindsay
I’m barging into Barney Thomson’s story eight books in, but I still felt immediately at home with Aye, Barney. Barney is … More
Book review: The Pope of Palm Beach by Tim Dorsey
Brilliantly described in the blurb as ‘part spree killer, part local historian’, Serge A Storms is a man with a … More