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We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

Buy this book on Amazon         When Sigrid, a 20-year-old working at an unsatisfying job, is left in a coma following a suicide attempt, her older sister, read more

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See Friendship by Jeremy Gordon

Buy this book on Amazon       See Friendship by Jeremy Gordon is a complex and thought provoking take on the “truths” about friendship and memory. Jacob Goldberg, a read more

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Yellowface by R.F Kuang

Buy this book on Amazon   “I’d hate to live in a world where we tell people what they should and shouldn’t write based on the color of their skin.” read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books about books, Fiction, Mystery, Uncategorized

Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang

Buy this book on Amazon “There was nothing outside the tower room that mattered, and nothing inside but [the children], their laughter, and the worlds their words conjured”.  Huang spins read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, George's Gems, History, Literary, Mystery

Delicious audio books Worth Sampling: International Food Fiction

Recommendations for Gourmet Audiobooks Here are recommendations for audiobooks that bring together two of my favourite subjects – books, and food.  Actually, most of these bring together three of loves: read more

Posted in Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Fiction, World Travel Tagged audiobooks, fiction, food, travel

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Read

Buy this book on Amazon A beguiling and bewitching read. “Be wary of men with something to prove.” ~ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Evelyn Hugo is a huge read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books about books, Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary, Mystery

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

  Buy this book on Amazon   A feisty octogenarian, determined to live life on her terms, meets a ten-year-old who shows her there is still much living to do. read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Good Living

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

Buy this book on Amazon                     “A powerful narrative about cultural identity and the importance of learning from history.” “But surely it read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Novella

The Upstairs House by Julia Fine

Buy this book on Amazon Rewriting a children’s book during postpartum delusions. “The word ‘sensitivity’ comes from the Old French ‘sensitif”, which means ‘capable of feeling.’ In a way I read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Books about books, Fiction, Uncategorized

The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman

Buy this book on Amazon What We Think We Can Live Without “Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t disappear” ~ The Disappearing Act British actress Mia read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
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