Barbara Erskine is so very good at what she does – open one of her books and you know you’ll be dipping into history, there will be strong characters and stories in all the time frames, there will be a touch of magic and supernatural, some romance, and that you’ll find it unputdownable and enjoy… Read More »
I looked forward so much to reading this book – “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” will always be in my top ten of all time, and I wondered how on earth Khaled Hosseini could follow them up. With something even better maybe? I have to say maybe not, but “And the Mountains… Read More »
I’m slightly ashamed to say that Ann Weisgarber’s debut novel, The Personal History of Rachel Dupree, has sat on my bookshelves unread since I bought it in 2009, having been attracted by its longlisting for the Orange Prize. If it’s half as good as this one, it won’t be sitting on my shelves for much… Read More »