The author has written a retelling of the Greek myth, following on from her acclaimed novel The Song of Achilles. Here’s what critics have had to say about her latest novel… The Guardian: “Some will consider her prose too purple, her plotting too neat, but others will find it supple, pitched in a register that… Read More
REVIEW: The Honey Farm on the Hill by Jo Thomas
This heartwarming tale about family, love and regret makes for perfect summer reading. With The Honey Farm on the Hill, Jo Thomas has created a warmly affectionate story of family, love and loss covered with an attempt to save a honey farm in Crete. The story follows Nell, forced to revisit her past in Crete… Read More
REVIEW: The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory
Said to be the author’s last novel to be set in the Tudor period, The Last Tudor is one of the best she has set in the era. Telling the story of the lives of the three tragic Grey sisters Jane, Katherine and Mary, Gregory has created a novel that shows how the sisters were… Read More
Review Round Up: Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo reimagines Shakespeare’s chilling tragedy as a crime thriller – but what have critics had to say about it? He’s the best cop they’ve got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it’s up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He’s also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He’s rewarded… Read More
REVIEW: The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor
Based on the famous Cottingley fairies photographs, Hazel Gaynor’s gentle novel beautifully brings the past and the present together to create an evocative story about family and the power of believing in magic… Hazel Gaynor’s fourth novel brings to life the true story behind the Cottingley fairies and the photographs taken by Elsie Wright and… Read More
NEWS: Penguin Random House to Publish Novel Inspired by Broadway Musical Dear Evan Hanson
Author Val Emmich has collaborated with Dear Evan Hansen creators Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to turn their hit musical into a novel. Penguin Random House have confirmed that it will be publishing Dear Evan Hansen The Novel, which expands on the story and characters told in the hit Broadway musical, which has won six… Read More
NEWS: Shortlist for the Wellcome Book Prize 2018
The shortlist for this year’s Wellcome Book Prize has been announced, celebrating the best books that illuminate people’s encounters with health, medicine and illness. Chaired by artist and writer Edmund de Waal, this year’s judging panel have selected a varied shortlist which includes one novel, one memoir and four non-fiction books, with five having been written by women and four… Read More
REVIEW: Birdsong, New Victoria Theatre
This beautiful production vividly brings to life the horror, the pain and fear felt by all during World War I. Rachel Wagstaff’s wonderful adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s beloved World War I novel effectively interweaves the pain and suffering of those on the front as well as memories of the past before the war. The story… Read More
REVIEW: Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s by Anne Sebba
This meticulous book of how the women of Paris coped with the German occupation in the 1940’s is filled with tales of great bravery and tragedy. There is a tendency in history books to concentrate on the hand-to- hand combats that took place during the Second World War – but what about those ordinary people… Read More
REVIEW: Always With Love by Giovanna Fletcher
Warm and cosy to curl up with, this sequel to Billy & Me realistically portrays the difficulties of a long distance relationship. Easy going and always entertaining to read, Giovanna Fletcher has written a relatable story filled with endearing characters – which written by anyone else could come across as too sweet, but is surprisingly… Read More
