A Year of Thoughts & Pictures by Mark David Hatwood – The Harbour Gallery, Portscatho, 2015 Many readers will already know Mark’s gallery, his music, the film Marcello Marcello, for which he wrote the...

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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman – Published by Sceptre in 2014 Everyone Ove encounters is an idiot. No wonder he’s developed grumpiness into an art form. Rules are made to be...

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The Doctor’s daughter by Vanessa Matthews Published by Completely Novel June 2015 After several weeks of picking up little but disappointing, dispiriting or downright dreadful books, it was a relief to read The...

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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce Published by Black Swan 2014 Described as the companion to ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’*,  in my view you could read this...

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Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee – Published by William Heinemann, 14 July 2015 55 years after the publication of the Pulitzer prizewinning ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, the sequel ‘Go Set A...

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Quicksand by Steve Toltz – Published by Sceptre, May 2015 Described as “a daring, brilliant work by one of our most original and fearless novelists”, Quicksand is written by the author of the...

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The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg – Published by Vintage in 2014 This is the latest, delightful, ever-so-slightly bonkers book from Fannie Flagg, author of the rather more serious ‘Fried...

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The Reluctant Detective (A Faith Morgan Mystery) by Martha Ockley – Published by Lion Hudson 2014 Faith Morgan is a newly ordained Vicar, formerly a police officer. Visiting a village parish in Hampshire,...

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Mrs Pargeter’s Principle by Simon Brett – Published by Creme de la Crime; First World Publication edition, April 2015 Mrs Pargeter returns! As promised in last month’s interview with Simon Brett, I have...

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The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson – Published by Penguin, April 2015 This is the story about the lives and loves of a group of friends, with the stories of Annie and...

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