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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones This well-written novel highlights the African American community in the Southern States and has been chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favourite books. The story unfolds through the voices of the three main characters: the newly married Roy and Celestial and their mutual friend André, who has known Celestial since infancy. A […]
» Read moreThe Sealwomans Gift by Sally Magnusson These are some of our comments about this book, the debut novel for Sally Magnusson. Beautifully written, loved this book, rich in wording, descriptions superb, incredible quality of writing, lots of humour even in dire circumstances, superb language, clear storylines, based on a historical event which makes it particularly interesting, no unrealistic ending. So […]
» Read moreFALLING ANGELS Tracey Chevalier. This novel tells the story of two families, covering a period from the end of the Victorian and into the Edwardian eras. The author highlights the many social changes through this decade, including the customs and etiquette of mourning and the beginnings of the suffragette movement. The Colemans and the Waterhouses first meet at a cemetery […]
» Read moreMiss Garnet’s Angel by Salley Vickers The book contains two stories running in parallel, linked by the Angel Raphael. In one, Julia Garnet comes to Venice and gradually transforms from a lonely spinster, to become a sociable retired lady. The transformation is brought about by her growing love of Venice and its art, and her friendship with a variety […]
» Read moreEducated by Tara Westover Tara was raised in a Mormon survivalist home in rural Idaho. The book is a memoir of her life within this family and how she escaped to become ‘educated’. Tara and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but according to the government she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a […]
» Read moreTombland by C J Sansom This is the seventh novel in the series featuring the lawyer, Matthew Shardlake. Set in the summer of 1584, Tombland weaves a murder mystery around the Kett uprising in East Anglia. John Boleyn is accused of murdering his wife Edith so the Lady Elizabeth (Queen to be) takes an interest in the case leading to […]
» Read moreNutshell – By Ian Mcewan Nutshell is the 14th novel by Ian McEwan and tells a story of murder and deceit: told by the most unlikely narrator, an eavesdropping foetus. It’s an unusual and very different book which divided opinion amongst the Page Turners. Some thought it was bizarre, with McEwan trying too hard to be clever; others thought it […]
» Read more‘Under A Pole Star’. by Stef Penney This book is centred around the two main characters, Flora Mackie and Jakob de Beyn. We are first introduced to Flora, an elderly explorer known as the Ice Queen, as she prepares to return to Greenland in the year 1948. A reporter, accompanying the group, questions her about the fate of de Beyn […]
» Read moreSebastian Barry -Days Without End The novel is narrated by Thomas McNulty, an Irish emigrant who flees to Canada and then America to escape the Great Famine. In America he befriends John Cole and the two form a close relationship, working first, as young boys, cross-dressing entertainers and then enlisting in the army and taking part in both the Indian […]
» Read moreLocal author, Cathy Farr is hosting another Creative Writing Day on 10th July in Dinas Powys. Following the success of previous workshops over the last two years, Cathy will be welcoming budding writers to spend the day enjoying a host of practical writing activities that really will get those creative muscles going. The sessions are inspired by the workshops and […]
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