May 28, 2024
Finding Emma By Valerie Volk Wakefield Press, 2024 The most puzzling part of this novel was working out why I was so captivated by the […]
May 8, 2024
Lonely Castle in the Mirror By Mizuki Tsujimura Penguin Books, 2022 ‘I sometimes find myself dreaming.’ When I read the opening sentence to this Young Adult […]
May 3, 2024
Spare By Prince Harry, Duke of SusseX Penguin Random House, 2023 Just the dedication and the Falkner quote evoked so much. Visions of Harry and William […]
April 21, 2024
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight By Riku Onda Bitter Lemon Press, London, 2022 English Translation by Alison Watts After being so deeply impressed by Onda’s novel, […]
March 17, 2024
Honeybees and Distant Thunder By Riku Onda Transworld Publishers, 2023 From the outset, Riku Onda challenges the establishment by exposing the competitive world of piano competitions […]
February 24, 2024
The Fire of Joy By Clive James Picador, 2020 Reading the blurb of Clive James’ anthology of famourite poems, I was struck by this statement: ‘His […]
February 10, 2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz By Heather Morris, Echo Publishing, 2018 Perhaps it is the current crisis in the Gaza strip, precipitated by the horrific violence […]
February 5, 2024
Wonka Director: Paul King Warner Bros. 2023 Having entered the grandparent age, I now have a wonderful excuse to attend movies like Wonka. I was […]
February 5, 2024
One Life Director: James Hawes Warner Bros. UK & Ireland, 2023 One Life is a reminder of what can be achieved when good people are determined […]