Long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2016, many in the know predicted this book would win. But it wasn’t Deborah’s year again (she has been nominated twice) so perhaps she is indeed sipping on hot milk rather than champagne. I read this one a little while ago, drawn more to the lovely cover than […]
Category Archives: All
October
16
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
posted by Ms A
To paraphrase Orson Wells’ famous line about art, I don’t know anything about books but I know what I like and His Bloody Project is it. Not just because it’s a page turning thriller or because of its brooding premise, but because it’s so original, so authentic and so intelligently crafted. This novel is based on the true […]
October
08
Commonwealth by Anne Patchett
posted by Ms K
Having read this book, it’s decided. Anne Patchett has earned a seat at my ‘in-my-dreams dinner party’. You know the one? The dinner party you’d host if you could invite anyone living or dead – the legends, those you love, have crushes on, wish desperately were your friends. That one. She’d be joined by Lily […]
October
02
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
posted by Ms A
Are we so short of good book options that finishable has become a measure of quality? I don’t think so. Don’t get me wrong, I like a quick read and am not afraid of chick lit. I support any kind of reading in principle and seeing my kids nose up against the side of the […]
September
12
The Girls by Emma Cline
posted by Ms K
Here is one author to keep your eyes on, Readheads. Emma Cline has written a beauty with The Girls and while not the easiest of reads or most fun, it is certainly a damn fine one. My heart broke a little with each page and not because it is super sad in the traditional […]
September
05
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
posted by Ms A
This book is going to be big. Selected for Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club, put on Barack Obama’s summer reading list, profiled in Time Magazine and The New Yorker, its scheduled September release was brought forward to August just to meet anticipated demand. Beyond the hype, The Underground Railroad has substance and if it isn’t on […]
August
29
Dinner with Edward by Isabel Vincent
posted by Ms K
This review may actually read like a visit to the counsellor so I apologise at the get-go. Reason being, Dinner with Edward brought up so many wonderful memories for me about people I loved dearly, who are now gone, and it made me think about why they left such a powerful impression on my life. It made me remember every […]
August
21
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
posted by Ms K
I absolutely fell in love with this book’s beautiful cover before realising it was by Anne Tyler, an author I love. Woop Woop. Baby, you are coming home with me….. Well, thank goodness I loved the cover Readheads, because – and I’m heartbroken to say it – the cover is the only thing I liked about this damn […]
August
15
The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
posted by Ms A
Relationship worries? The Course of Love has got you covered. Just one quick read of this breezy bestseller and you could save thousands on tissues, counselling and wine. This hot of the press beauty by Alain de Botton (think Essays in Love) is like an articulate friend and self-help book put together with the added benefit of […]
July
22
Hope Farm by Peggy Frew
posted by Ms K
While I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, I am pretty sure this is going to be my Book of 2016. Whoa there, I hear you saying. Hold those horses – it’s only July. Well perhaps. But if I judge a book purely on its ability to keep me reading past midnight completely enthralled, well […]
Readhead 