Songbirds by Christy Lefteri Published in paperback by Manilla Press Written by the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and influenced by the disappearance of five migrant domestic workers and two of their...

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While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart Published by Headline Review, 2022 It’s Paris, 1944; Jean-Luc and Charlotte meet and fall in love. Fast forward to 1950s California, they are happily married and raising their son. Then comes a...

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This month, something a bit different: three books published in their Quick Read series, by The Reading Agency* between 2017 and 2022   A Fresh Start, ten short stories by various writers...

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The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex Published in paperback by Picador, 2022 This was a birthday gift from friends* who obviously know my reading tastes really well! One of the reviews quoted in...

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Things We Never Say by Sheila O’Flanagan Published in paperback by Headline Review, 2021   This is a work of fiction which begins with the story of Dilly, giving birth 55 years...

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Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes  Published by Penguin First published over 25 years ago and recently reissued with the addition of positive comments by lots of celebrities (why?), this is a book...

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Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith Published by Sphere, 2020 After seeing filming taking place in St Mawes recently I thought I’d read the book on which the latest series of Strike is...

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Rooms of One’s Own by Adrian Mourby Published by Icon Books, 2018 To paraphrase Mrs Merton “what first attracted me to Adrian Mourby’s book?” Two things: firstly, the author’s witty and informed...

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