Summerwater by Sarah Moss — a storm of messy lives
In Summerwater, Sarah Moss delves into the hopes and fears of 12 people whose summer holiday is ruined by a deluge.
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British authors
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers — escape a life of duty
Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers’ first novel in nine years, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and named as
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The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale — a Victorian crime célèbre
In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale delves behind the headlines that gripped readers of British newspapers In the summer of
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley – glimmers of magic
Steampunk meets historical fiction meets magical realism in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. It’s not a happy encounter. Natasha Pulley’s
Read moreGillespie and I by Jane Harris: masterful deception [book review]
I picked up Gillespie and I by Jane Harris in an airport bookshop, hoping it would keep me so engrossed
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