A Spool Of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler — family life unravelled
Anne Tyler’s novel about four families of the Whitshank family falls into the category of books I consider “enjoyable but
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Tangerine by Christine Mangan — a thriller without the thrills
If you pick up Christine Mangan’s debut novel Tangerine, expecting to be thrust into the heady cultural melting pot of
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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett – frozen in the past
After the first experience of Ann Patchett’s fiction, via the magnificent Bel Canto, my expectations were riding high when I
Read moreThe Age Of Innocence By Edith Wharton: Masterful Exposé Of A Stifling Society
I’m kicking myself for leaving The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton unread for so many years. This masterpiece of
Read moreA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #bookreview
In Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow, the Russian Revolution is a few years old but the country is still
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