An unusual ‘lost classic’ which deserves new readers! First published in 1957, this book reminded me a little of Jane…
This was a pleasant surprise. One of the author’s more obscure books, The Weather at Tregulla was the next to…
First published in 1964, this book has some themes in common with Janet Frame’s Faces in the Water (1961), Ken…
This novel is a ‘what-if’ romance drama which is pretty saucy but also kind of icky; I’ll explain why shortly.…
A character-driven contemporary novel, this was an enjoyable if melancholy read which had a strongly philosophical tone. It reminded me…
When I heard that one of my favourite books was being adapted for the screen, I was doubtful. The marketing…
A warm-hearted novel with strong themes of kindness and travel. There are some gently amusing moments but I didn’t find…
I have a theory about this book: the story is one long daydream or hallucination of the prim middle-aged Miss…
What if Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter wrote some episodes of Black Mirror together? The…
As a piece of social realism, this book is impressive. As a travelogue, it’s very observant. As a fictional novel,…