Not everything is how it presents. Including this book. On the surface, Storm and Grace could be mistaken for a contemporary Mills and Boon, complete with alpha male and remote island setting. But the reality is the exact opposite. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it’s a clever and very deliberate […]
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March
28
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
posted by Ms K
Now don’t let this put you off BUT I really needed a shower reading this book. There was something about it that made me feel grotty – and a little sick. If I could scrub Eileen’s house from top to bottom with turps, I might well have felt better. This is a dark, morbid […]
March
16
The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
posted by Ms K
Deary me, Readheads. This one will leave you shaken and stirred so if you are a dirty-martini-loving reader, pour yourself a stiff one and dive in. Same for those of you who prefer a good cup of tea – just make it a strong one. I have not read anything from Chris Bohjalian before and that […]
March
09
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
posted by Ms A
Well hello page-turner. I’ve loved spending the last week with you. I’m normally more immune to the charms of your type, but I’m willing to admit you have me hooked. Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller is a brand new, perfectly sized and perfectly paced novel about marriage, love, life and truth. It is set in the modern day (I […]
December
04
The Good People by Hannah Kent
posted by Ms A
I’ve toured the world in fiction in 2016 but am wrapping up my travels with a last-minute stop in 19th century Ireland courtesy of Australian author and household name in the making, Hannah Kent. I heard Kent talk about this book long before I started it and was blown away by the sheer force of […]
November
07
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
posted by Ms K
I hated it when I finished this book. My husband however was thrilled. No longer did he have to lay beside someone in bed who appeared to be having a full-blown seizure in order to stifle hysterical laughter because that was me – night after night after night. Readheads, this book is fantastically funny but if you know anything […]
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 […]
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 […]
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