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…
‘Probably the funniest book of 1993,’ said The Times. ‘It could even make John Major laugh,’ claimed Today. I don’t…
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…
I read this book when I was fourteen, which I think is quite impressive, given the challenging style and content…
A well-paced, believable historical novel which had a Jane Eyre flavour at the beginning and developed into a bittersweet, emotionally…
Which authors’ books have you read the most? I checked my spreadsheet, which records my reading since 2002, and searched…
Outer space! Endlessly fascinating and the subject of so many stories. I found this collection underwhelming, however. I was feeling…
This slim volume is a sequel to The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains, but is a collection of shorter…