A gripping story that I read in just two sittings. It is an extraordinary book. Continue reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid: thrilling and thought-provoking
Have you visited Neverwhere? Or do you prefer Anywhere or Nowhere at this time of year? or perhaps you like Everywhere best? Continue reading Exploring “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman
Listed by Time as one of the best fantasy novels of all time, The Night Circus is a dazzling debut. Continue reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
A quick run-through of the books I read this month. Continue reading Reading Round-Up: February 2024
This book asks questions about mortality, the nature of human consciousness, authenticity and memory. Continue reading Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux – a twisty, sinister thriller
This memoir is all about opening up dead bodies to seek the truth about their deaths: to determine how and why it happened, and often, to prove a suspected murderer guilty or innocent. Continue reading Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd: bodies of evidence
Every page is a privilege to read; wordsmiths like Gill don’t come along very often. Continue reading Pour Me: A Life by A A Gill
Grab your garlic, sliver daggers and crucifixes to get ready to enter the world of the most famous vampire stories of all time. Continue reading Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J D Barker: the prequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula
MY MASHED UP LIFE 