Like one of the stained-glass windows in the cathedral, we gradually piece together a picture of the city and its inhabitants in The Cleaner of Chartres…
The mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl has a lasting effect on the village where she went missing Winner of the Costa 2017 Novel Award, Reservoir…
Sebastian Faulks presents yet another brilliant depiction of the experiences of war, wrapped up in psychobabble. Although beautifully written, I could…
With a huge following for his strong writing and taxing story lines, almost anything Ian McEwan writes is an almost guaranteed best-seller. But The Children…
If the idea of a 900-page epic seems a bit daunting, think again. The pace and tension in I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes, makes it athriller in the true…
I have on occasion fantasised about what music and books I would choose should I find myself invited on to Desert Island Discs and how I would cope if…
The orphan train tells the life, in flashback, of one of the immigrant children who was fostered by families across the US. It is an engaging tale, but…
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a life-affirming fable with a twist The Storied LIfe of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is an enjoyable, easy…
The name of your first-born. Your age. Your address... What would happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life? The…
Good things don’t necessarily come in small packages.The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, received rave reviews and has been adapted for television, but…
Kate Atkinson’s epic pair of books Life after Life and A God in Ruins are a triumph of fascinating story-telling in a mould-breaking style. If you are…
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith was written in 1943, but the style and language gives it a contemporary feel, that brings the characters to life I…
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a fable centred around two children leading very different lives. It is a moving and engrossing page-turner For…
Low-life Cork society as depicted in The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerny, will leave you gasping for air and you'll find yourself laughing your way…
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante is the first in the Neapolitan Quartet. It is a brutal, unfrilly depiction of Italian culture from the 1950s to…
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Mark Little was born in Brisbane, Australia. He trained as an actor at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, and in the late 1980s landed the…
Valuation event with SAS Auctions for the Over 80s' Parcel Fund TV ANTIQUES expert Thomas Plant and his colleagues from SAS Auctions will be holding a…
A SHAW salon is in the running for the crown of Salon of the Year in the prestigious English Hair and Beauty awards A SHAW salon is in the running for…
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