Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage
Book Review of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Endorsed by Barack Obama and Elle – An American Marriage must be good! Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage book was thoroughly enjoyabe, it is one to read slowly as there is so much to savour in it. The relationships are complex and ever changing. The insight […]
The Truth about Bookworms
Booklovers All my friends and family know that I love reading. As my blog title Book and Family Chat suggests I love all things book related. There’s no doubt that Book deserves to be in the same sentence as family, though I probably should change the order of the wording of my blog to Family and Book Chat!If I’ve got […]
Marian Keyes’ Grown Ups
Book Review of Grown Ups by Marian Keyes I simply cannot make my mind up about Marian Keyes. Rather like a packet of twiglets I begin reading with a premise that I don’t especially enjoy her books, but I then keep going back for more. Her latest title Grown Ups (which I have already blogged about briefly) has […]
Tara Westover’s Educated
Book Review of Educated by Tara Westover Tara Westover’s Educated is brutal, compelling and tragic. It is not an easy read and her experiences have clearly left more than physical scars behind. It is clear that Westover is still coming to terms with the abuse she has been subjected to and and is still, at least to […]
Jonathan Coe’s Middle England
Book Review of Middle England by Jonathan Coe I resisted reading this book for quite a while. I haven’t read The Rotters’ Club or The Closed Circle, so I thought I would be adrift with this title. I’m also not good at reading comedy and I often miss the humour. There are, however, some very funny passages in Middle England, that […]
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove
Book Review of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove was recommended to me by readers who enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. I understand why the parallels are made as both are quirky books, which at the centre of them have a protagonist who doesn’t fit in or conform to the […]