What a great read this book is, and reading it in cold, wintery conditions, whilst on holiday in the Himalayan hills of Uttarkhand in northern India, made it a perfect fit. Conrad Anker and David Roberts delve into one of the long-standing mysteries of high-altitude mountaineering, namely whether George Mallory …
Sometimes, what you really need is a sassy chick lit read. I certainly did, last week. Back from a tough trek, feeling tired and in need of both comfort food and comfort reading, I found “The Switch” on my bookshelf. I’d bought the book at a second hand book shop …
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 …
There are times when I feel a tad silly reviewing an author I have just discovered, when (seemingly) everyone else in the world is already a diehard fan. Ah well. So, yes, just discovered Mitch Rapp, the hero of Vince Flynn’s “Transfer of Power,” and reading it against the backdrop …
Reviewing such an exciting, action-packed novel as “O Jerusalem”, the second (chronologically speaking) in the Mary Russell series, the period detail is such that one wants to use words like derring-do and possibly even swashbuckling, to describe the utterly delightful young heroine. In this story, Mary Russell is only 19, …
Ever wondered what happened to Sherlock Homes, after he fell over the Reichenbach Falls and was presumed drowned ? The only clue generations of Sherlock Homes fans had were two meagre sentences beginning “I travelled for 2 years in Tibet…” Jamyang Norbu’s clever, well-written novel fills in these missing 2 …
