Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Starring Colin Firth, Tom Hardy & Gary Oldman, directed byTomas Alfredson. George Smiley (Oldman) is a recently retired MI6 agent doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service....
In A Better World
Starring Mikael Persbrandt, Wil Johnson & Eddy Kimani, directed bySusanne Bier. From the confines of a refugee camp in Africa, to the deceptively idyllic suburban life of two families in Denmark, Susanne...
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...
Here comes everybody: The Story of The Pogues by James Fearnley
Written by a key member of the Pogues whose music was described as “a furious, pioneering mix of punk energy, traditional melodies and the powerfully poetic songwriting of Shane MacGowan”, this is...
Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Adler-Olsen’s second book featuring Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q (the Cold case division) and his delightfully unorthodox sidekick Assad, this is tipped to be as big as “The Killing” and “The...