THIS UNITED STATE by COLIN FORBES

Not quite sure how or why I’d never read any Colin Forbes before. Bit of (probably unnecessary) scene-setting before I start. This big, satisfying chunky novel was bought years ago, in a second hand bookshop in Johannesburg, when we lived there, and has travelled back to India with us, and …

The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson

Obviously the title of the book has something to do with it. Even at my age, who can resist being seen reading something with such an in-your-face title? “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” certainly delivers on the shock value, with the F word peppering the earlier chapters, …