You know the impossible staircases of M C Escher? The Way Inn is like that. If that doesn’t intrigue you,…
Fairytale retellings are very on trend right now, but this book is something better. It’s a collection of new fairytales,…
I’ve always been a fan of Anthony Horowitz’s YA book Stormbreaker, first published in 2000. I never wanted to watch…
I saw a lot of enthusiasm about this book last year but I waited until the paperback was published this…
‘Keith Nolan falls in love with a remarkable young woman from the past, talking to him on a home video…
This is a brilliant book. It’s heartbreaking, funny and beautifully written. Following the story of Amrou (or Glamrou when in…
This is a spoiler-free review, in case you’re intending to read the previous book, Children of Time. A sequel to…
‘Cool Britannia’. What does the phrase mean to you? Britpop? Union Jacks? Ladette culture? The Young British Artists? Oasis musician…
An excellent, thought-provoking and ultimately heartwarming read, this is a work of historical fiction about women and the vote. I…
I don’t remember ever reading this classic Dahl book before, although I used to watch the film a lot. I…