Second novels are notoriously difficult to write. Novelists pour their heart and soul into their debut books, often taking years to complete them, then panic at the thought of having to do it all over again. But Harriet Lane‘s second novel doesn’t read like that at all. Her is so beautifully written, so fluent, so beguiling, that I suspect the words flowed out of her head and straight on to the ...keep reading
It’s New Year’s Eve, so what better time to look back over a year of brilliant reads? I love reading about other people’s favourite books of the year, so as 2012 draws to a wet and windy close, here is my list. The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman Australian ML Stedman’s first book is the moving account of a young lighthouse keeper and his wife in the 1920s. The ...keep reading
Snow, gridlocked traffic, hosepipe bans – the lead-up to Easter hasn’t exactly been cheery this year. In lots of ways I’m quite pleased to be hunkering down at home for the weekend with (hopefully) a stash of chocolate eggs and a pile of good books. If you’re doing the same in your neck of the woods and are looking for a great read, I can’t recommend Alys, Always highly enough. ...keep reading