Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs
Book Review of Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs is a great read with more twists and turns than a remote country lane. I hadn’t come across Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs fiction until I read Then She Was Gone, for which I had a grudging admiration. Psychological thrillers are a […]
Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt
Book Review of Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt is both sad, funny and wise. AdamKay’s This is Going to Hurt describes his life as a junior doctor during the years leading up to his resignation. Written in a dry satirical tone, Adam doesn’t hold back and shows […]
Victoria Hislop’s The Island
Book Review on Victoria Hislop’s The Island Hislop’s The Island, her debut novel, is set on the real Greek island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, both before and during the Second World War. The story begins with Alexis Fielding, who, at a crossroads in her own life, seeks to uncover the secrets of […]
Elizabeth Day’s Magpie
Book Review on Elizabeth Day’s Magpie When a single magpie (one for sorrow) makes an appearance at the beginning of Elizabeth Day’s The Magpie, the reader should know that they will be in for a roller-coaster ride! Elizabeth Day’s Magpie begins with Marisa, the narrator for much of the story, explaining her relationship with Jake and their […]
Simone de Beauvoir’s The Inseparables
Book Review on Simone de Beauvoir’s The Inseparables The Inseparables is about Simone de Beauvoir’s friendship (from the age of nine) with Élisabeth Lacoin, nicknamed Zaza. This was a hugely important friendship to her. which she frequently returns to in her writing. Thinly guised as fiction, in The Inseparables, Sylvie (Simone) firstly meets Andree (Zaza) at a private Catholic […]
Elizabeth Strout’s Oh William!
Book Review of Elizabeth Strout’s Oh William! I’ve read a few enjoyable and comforting reads in recent weeks, but Elizabeth Strout’s Oh William! is the first book I’ve picked up, in absolutely ages, that I struggled to put down. I read it in two sittings. The strength of Elizabeth Strout’s Oh William! is the connection that the reader makes to […]