A drug-fuelled adventure, this thriller set on the hippie trail to Kathmandu is set in 1976 and 2000. While there…
An historical novel about the life of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415 – 1495), this is an impressive and…
An absolutely gripping account of how people from East Berlin escaped through a tunnel beneath the Wall in 1962. The…
‘Probably the funniest book of 1993,’ said The Times. ‘It could even make John Major laugh,’ claimed Today. I don’t…
This book is fascinating and well-structured. Don’t let the horrible cover design put you off! There is nothing gratuitously gory…
I thought that Sonia Velton’s previous novel, Blackberry and Wild Rose, was wonderful. I was really looking forward to her…
First published in 1949, the most fascinating thing about this novel is the depiction of life in Britain just after…
‘Liquids have a duality: they are neither a gas nor a solid, but something in-between. They are exciting and powerful,…
A well-paced, believable historical novel which had a Jane Eyre flavour at the beginning and developed into a bittersweet, emotionally…
First published in 1958, this is a children’s classic about friendship, recuperation and facing one’s fears. After my latest re-read,…