Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library
Book Review of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library I wonder whether Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library was originally planned to be teen fiction? Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library tells the story of 35 year old Nora Seed, following the night she takes an overdose. The various things wrong with Nora’s life emerge quite quickly. She had a […]
Sarah Moss’s Summerwater
Book Review of Sarah Moss’s Summerwater Sarah Moss’s Summerwater descries the holiday experiences of a series of families who are staying in log cabins, near a loch, in a remote part of Scotland. The chapters are, if you like, snapshots, or snippets, of the different holiday makers’ lives. Some of the families own their cabins […]
Richard Holloway’s Waiting For The Last Bus
Book Review of Richard Holloway’s Waiting For The Last Bus Waiting for the Last Bus is a wonderful book. It is insightful, intelligent, humble and thoughtful. It is also quite difficult. With searing honesty, Richard Holloway grapples with his religious beliefs and doubts. He considers what it means to have lived a good life and how […]
Dawn French’s Because of You
Book Review on Dawn French’s Because of You Dawn French’s Because of You is a love letter to her daughter, step-daughter and mother. She claims that the book dared her to write it. In Because of You, Hope gives birth to a still born baby and goes on to steal the child of another woman, Anna, who […]
Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts
Book Review of Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts follows the thirty second year of its main character Nina and explores the relationships that she has with her friends, parents and boyfriend Max. As such it is ambitious in scope and presents a realistic portrayal of significant points in life. From exploring issues of having children, […]
Phillip Schofield’s Life’s What You Make It
Book Review of Phillip Schofield’s Life’s What you Make It I’m not a fan of this photo on the front of Phillip Schofield’s Life’s What You Make It Phillip Schofield’s Life’s What You Make It has been widely advertised and promoted and I’ve no doubt it will feature in many household’s Christmas stockings. As a presenter, of […]