Book group pick: Everything But The Truth

So we’ve recently read Everything But The Truth for our book group. I was planning to include it in a book group round up post; but this book just lured me in so much that…

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Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale: beautifully symbolic

Renowned author Patrick Gale has his new novel Take Nothing With You coming out very soon (21 August 2018) and wey hey, I was one of the lucky ones to receive an advance copy. This…

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Eleanor Oliphant and Buddha Da: odes to Glasgow

So I finally got round to reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. This is the book that everyone has been raving about this year, so I don’t know why it took me so long. I…

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Next Year in Havana; historic fiction at its best

So I spent most of the day yesterday reading Next Year in Havana. I know, I know, I know… I did mean to do more with my day but then I just kept thinking one…

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This Is Going To Hurt: a definite must read!

Never before have I thrust a book so much into people’s hands and insisted they must read it. To say I loved This Is Going To Hurt is an understatement; it frequently had me howling with…

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