I do love Bill Bryson, and so did Mum. His sense of humour sometimes feels more British that American – very dry and acerbic – perhaps because he lived in the UK for a long […]
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67. ‘Beloved’, by Toni Morrison
Without a doubt, one of the most powerful, devastating, moving and eye-opening novels I have ever read in my life. This book astonished me the first time I read it, back in the 90’s, and […]
51. ‘The Little Friend’ by Donna Tartt
The photo above is the message Mum wrote in the front of this copy when she sent it to me in Australia in 2003. Published in 2002, ten long years of waiting since Mum and […]
37. ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt.
‘The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation’.
19. ‘Gladys Revisited’ by Sandi Toksvig.
I’m a big fan of Sandi Toksvig on the TV, as was Mum. She is fast and funny, with a wicked sense of humour, and last year did a marvellous job becoming one of the […]
18. ‘Sea Glass’ by Anita Shreve.
I’m going to start by saying that I have never read any of Anita Shreve’s books before. My personal taste tends to run on a different course, but that said, I did enjoy this novel, […]
16. ‘The heart goes last’ by Margaret Atwood.
I can’t help it – I see a Margaret Atwood and I simply have to read it! And I think that since the TV adaptation of the Handmaids Tale, more and more people are realising […]
7. ‘Barkskins’ by Annie Proulx.
Wow. What an epic, enjoyable, and thought provoking read this was. Mum gave me this book last summer; she had bought it as she loved Annie Proulx’ other work, but had not managed to make […]
