Our volunteer Elaine recommends: The Thread by Victoria Hislop Set in Thessaloniki the reader is transported to 1917, whilst the Prologue fast forwards to 2007. Victoria Hislop weaves her magic […]
Category: Book Reviews
‘The Collected Stories’, Lorrie Moore (2008)
The Collected Stories is a compilation of short stories from some of Lorrie Moore’s previous publications (Birds of America (1998), Like Life (1990), Anagrams (1986) and Self Help […]
The Girl You Left Behind
Elaine W recommends: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes Part One opens during the 1st World War; the reader is introduced to Sophie Lefevre as she hides a […]
The Last Runaway
Elaine W recommends: The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier Honor Bright, a Quaker, decides to emigrate to America with her sister (who is betrothed to Adam in Ohio). The […]
The Kashmir Shawl
Elaine recommends: The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas The discovery of her grandmother’s shawl amongst family belongings starts a quest, by Mair, to discover its history – which […]
Reading Group for Muslim Women
The next book for the Reading Group has arrived! The book is called ‘Khadija; The first Muslim and wife of Prophet Muhammad’ which explores the birth period of Islam […]
The Bicycle Book
By the end of this book, you’ll be simply dying for your next chance to get on your bike and see where the road will take you! I know I was!
The Big Music
This book is like no other that I have ever read. It sucks you in with its intensity and uniqueness. Even the above description feels inadequate but I am sure other readers will enjoy it.
Seriously Sassy
Seriously Sassy by Maggi Gibson Sassy Wilde is a 13 year old girl, who writes and sings songs about the stuff she cares about. She lives at home with her […]
Mavis’s shoes
Jenny recommends: Mavis’s shoes by Sue Reid-Sexton It is March 1941, during the Second World War, and Lenny Gillespie, aged 9, is on the streets of Clydebank after the Germans […]