This is a good example of a crime thriller which keeps you guessing. Although I wasn’t as gripped by it…
I studied this novella for a ‘Women in American Literature’ course. I ended up focusing exclusively on Edith Wharton! She…
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Many people will not be having a summer holiday this year. To make you feel better about staying at home,…
The trouble with The Trouble with Henry and Zoe was that I didn’t like the characters of Henry and Zoe…
Some time ago, I explained how I choose which book on my shelf to read next. I was only using…
A warm-hearted and surprising adventure story, Miss Benson’s Beetle has the classic pairing of two contrasting characters who find friendship…
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John Sutherland, an academic and editor of many classic books, plays literary detective in this book of short essays. It’s…