My Reading Life – March 2024
Where has April gone? I only just finished March and April is more than halfway gone. I have been much busier with work and,...
The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” Carl Jung
Joe Thorne receives an email. “I know what...
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” Ernest Hemingway
Widely read in schools in Africa and beyond, over twenty...
Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson
Thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for sharing with me an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.
Debbie Johnson is an author...
The Girl You Left Behind – Jojo Moyes
"Chastity: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed? Bianca: I think you can...
Orphan Monster Spy – Matt Killeen
“A woman is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Opening with a...
Shotgun Lovesongs – Nickolas Butler
"Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent...
Tully – Paullinna Simons
“Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.” Charlotte Bronte
Book recommendations are perhaps the epitome of subjectivity. ...
Crash – JG Ballard
"Perhaps the most distubing book you will ever read"
Well, there is another rather sick piece of fiction that I have read previously (The Fermata) but...
The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr
Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them - Bob Dylan
What would you do if every 60 minutes or so, your...
