Friends Like These

By

Meg Rosoff.

MEG ROSOFF New York City, 1983.” Remember this time.” This is what Beth tells herself as she arrives in the overwhelming heat, rubbish strewn, smelly streets of New York. She...
Fiction, Young Adult
Two Nights in Lisbon

By

Chris Pavone

I was over halfway through this book when I realized that it was only 9.42pm on day two in Lisbon.  I also needed to stop for a breath. What a...
Crime, Fiction
The Reunion

By

Polly Phillips

Reunions are something looked forward to with equal parts dread, curiosity and happiness but in Emily Toller’s world, a reunion at her old University, Cambridge places her in a quandary....
Fiction
Jesustown

By

Paul Daley

Patrick Remark is at a turning in his life. His marriage has finally collapsed, his lover is haunting him and the decision to return to Australia, to his birthplace of...
Crime, Fiction, History
Criminals

By

James O'Loghlin

The cover of Criminals from James O’Loghlin says one robbery, three people, no heroes which more than catches the eye, it intrigues right from the first glimpse. How, say you,...
Crime, Fiction
Becoming Beth

By

Meredith Appleyard

There are so many aspects of Becoming Beth from Meredith Appleyard that please. The main character, Beth, is a woman in her fifties. The story is gently told so that...
Fiction
Out of Breath

By

Anna Snoekstra

 It seems that Jo has been running away all her life. There were distressing circumstances in her childhood which she planned to leave behind when she left England and moved...
Crime, Fiction
The Brightest Star

By

Emma Harcourt

The Brightest Star is a fantastic opportunity to learn about everyday life in Florence in the 1400’s. Emma Harcourt has presented us with an Historical Fiction which is detailed and...
Fiction, History
The Half Life of Valery K

By

Natasha Pulley

What a fantastic read! Natasha Pulley has again produced an unforgettable story in The Half Life of Valery K. Set in Russia before the second world war and moving through...
Fiction, History
The Burnished Sun

By

Mirandi Riwoe

Mirandi Riwoe has captured the essence of humanity in her series of short stories all based on the fragility of humanity in The Burnished Sun. Beautifully worded each vignette is...
Fiction