Reviews
Susanna Clark
Piranesi
A mythical world with just enough realism to capture the reader will delight fantasy lovers
A Toast to the People: Jay Bernard & Debris Stevenson
Spoken word performers explore the room for improvement in our world through brand new work
V. B. Grey
Sisterhood
Two separate time frames tell of secrets and whether they are better left uncovered…
Sara Sheridan
The Fair Botanists
History and botany collide in this enlightening and entertaining novel
Nina Mingya Powles
Small Bodies of Water
Loosely connected essays come together to give an intimate peek into another’s life
Lesley Lokko
Soul Sisters
Well-crafted novel spans ninety years of secrets and political ambitions which threaten to destroy a relationship
Elle Connel
Down by the Water
All is not quite as it seems when seven ‘hens’ descend on a Scottish castle, one of them eager for revenge
Amanda Block
The Lost Storyteller
Absorbing mystery of a missing father and the fantastical stories told to explain his absence
Nina Allan
The Good Neighbours
Layers of lies and half-truths peeled away to reveal an easy summer read
Matt Haig
The Comfort Book
Short passages peppered with good advice and quirky anecdotes are not entirely comforting
Rosie Wilby
The Breakup Monologues
Exploration into the science of heartbreak has both heart and humour
Kei Miller
Things I Have Withheld
Silence rather than words encapsulate Miller’s courageous essays on racism
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Daughters of Night
Twists and turns just keep on coming in this triumphant historical crime thriller