Trust by Hernan Diaz — lies, untruths and more lies
Trust has joined my ever lengthening list of contemporary novels that promise more than they deliver. Hernan Diaz had accolade
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Book Reviews
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawi — life transformed through reading
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop is a sweet, gentle tale about the power of books to bring solace to troubled
Read MoreReading Wrap Up — August 2023
My attempt to read more of the books already on my shelves came unstuck spectacularly in August. Until then I’d
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier— the identity puzzle
I hesitated about reading Rebecca for many years. The plot was so familiar from all the times I’ve watched the
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston — the right to a voice
I’m a latecomer to Zora Neale Hurston’s third novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Though it ranks among the great
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