10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is an extraordinary novel, a sensual delight that moves across time and
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Booker prize
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy [Booker Prize]
The God of Small Things, the debut novel by Arundhati Roy, sparked a hoo-ha when it was announced as the winner of
Read moreHeaven by Mieko Kawakami — how to survive in a cruel world 
Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven is compelling and disturbing in equal measures. The issue is
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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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What I’m Reading : Episode 40, November 2021: From Korea to Angola
November is going to be all about novellas but before I get stuck into that, let’s take a look at
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