Book Review on Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo After reading Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain, I expected Young Mungo to be another […]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is not the type of book I would expect to pick up in a million years. I only did so because it was my book club’s choice. Frankly, the thought of following the glamour of a Hollywood sensation and reading about her failed love affairs held as little appeal to me as watching Love Island. My unconscious, or perhaps semi-conscious, bias led me to think it would be badly written, entirely superficial, and dull. How wrong I was. I have to say that I am now recommending The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo to anyone who passes my front door.

Although I’ve read Maggie O’Farrell’s much acclaimed Hamnet, I haven’t read any of her other works. It was a pleasure to read The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, which was my book club’s choice.

Today, a car is not just a means of transportation. Many writers devote entire books to machines. In this article, we have collected fantastic books where the main character is not a man, but a car.

I’m just reflecting on the week that was, and I would have to say the highlight was a trip to the local quarry where I got to experience off-road driving for the first time. My good pal John was a founding member of the off-road driving group who regularly meets there and has been enticing me over with the promise of a buzz not to be forgotten – the likes of which a thrill-seeker like myself frequently needs to experience.