This is, and I quote, “a tale of old money, new money and no money at all.” In the “House of Trelawney” we are witness to what would seem to be the imminent demise of what was once declared “the grandest, if not the finest, stately home in the county …
“You want to believe your husband. She wants to destroy him” And with these words on the front cover of this suspenseful psychological drama, we are led into a world of marriage and affairs and honesty and memories. Of crime and secrets. Of shame and retribution. Sophie and James met …
The expression “I could not put this book down” isn’t one I very often use, because it needs to be kept for the real McCoy. For a gripping page-turner that absorbs you and makes you want to read faster and faster to see what happens next, whilst simultaneously making you …
Nothing like your kid sister leaving behind a big fat thriller she’s finished – and a hardback copy, to boot. Such a joy, in this Kindle world. Let me state upfront that I haven’t read any books by Tim Weaver before. Dunno if that somehow coloured my judgement. Shortly after …
I started 2020 with this sensational book, and what an amazing tour de force it is. This is fiction writing at its finest, inter-weaving stories that take place 100 years apart, yet parallel each other and then converge. At the start of “The Martian Girl”, we meet Jean, a young …
First, I watched That BBC interview with Prince Andrew. Then I watched Season 3 of The Crown. And sandwiched between these 2 “royal” events, I read a just-published memoir, with lots of jolly stories about how super and smashing the royal family is. And let me own up – this …
I have only fairly recently encountered the wonderful Peter Diamond detective series, so forgive me if I’m late to this particular appreciation society. Diamond Dust, published in 2002, is the best and the most moving of Mr. Lovesey’s books that I’ve read so far. This book, the 7th in the …
What an interesting read “Agent running in the field” is. Not that one would expect anything less from John Le Carré, but this latest addition to the world of spy fiction has a powerful parallel leitmotiv running through the book, that drives the plot. It is Brexit, and how Britain …
This novel was a curious read for me. I am British, but I live full time and long term in India. The novel is about Brits – of Indian and Pakistani heritage – living in London. So it was a case of “my” Asian people living in “my” British town, …
