The Love Child by Amanda Brookfield
The Love Child by Amanda Brookfield (Published in paperback by Penguin, on 17 January 2013) As regular readers of my column will know, I’m not a fan of women’s contemporary fiction, so...
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The Alternate-Day Diet by James B Johnson and Donald R Laub Sr
The Alternate-Day Diet by James B Johnson and Donald R Laub Sr (Published in paperback by Michael Joseph/Penguin on 3 January 2013) A timely book for many of us, subtitled “Diet only...
Book Review – The Killing Handbook: Forbrydelsen Forever! by Emma Kennedy
As the blurb says, “if you’ve been experiencing an inexplicable longing for rain, long dark nights, and an overwhelming urge to pull on a slightly itchy looking jumper then you have Forbrydelsen...
Book Review – Mog’s Christmas by Judith Kerr
Mog’s Christmas by Judith Kerr – Published by Harper Collins Children’s Books; reissued to celebrate Mog’s 40th anniversary in 2010 If you haven’t read any of Judith Kerr’s books for children, you’re...
The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year by Sue Townsend
Eva takes to her bed. Fed up with cooking her husband’s dinner, caring for the house and mystified by her oddly introvert and super-intelligent 17 year old twins, Eva takes advantage of...
The King of Spain by Robert Ford
Sam takes up the offer of a job in Edge Hill, a retirement home in Sussex, where the residents have reached well beyond the usual lifespan. He leaves behind a life of...
The Obamas A True Story by Jodi Kantor
Published to coincide with the build-up to the US Presidential elections, Kantor writes of the Obamas living together as a family in The White House. It is a story of conflicts –...
A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
The second book about “good old Mr Malik”, a follow up to A Guide to the Birds of East Africa. This time Mr Malik is mourning the loss of his son, preparing...
Dirty Little Secret by Jon Stock
In this, the third book in the Trilogy featuring MI6 agent Daniel Marchant and terrorist Salim Dhar, the action takes place in Afghanistan, Morocco, France and, less predictably, in rural England. It...
The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
In North Carolina, Travis Brown is caring alone for his young daughter, Bella. Everything he does is focussed on providing for her safety and security. But when he loses his job and...