‘What do you do when your child disappears?’– The Empty Room [ About the Book ] Dora Condron wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party. The day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job…
‘A stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man – her only real friend – will do anything to find her.‘– Faceless [ About the Book ] Worn down by a job he hates, and a stressful family life, middle-aged, middle-class Bradley picks up a…
‘The incredible true story of a resistance fighter who survived three concentration camps‘– Sabine’s War [ About the Book ] Sabine’s War is the previously untold story of a remarkable resistance fighter and her incredible story of survival against the odds. When Germany invaded Holland in May 1940, Sabine Zuur joined the resistance movement without a…
‘ SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021The acclaimed word-of-mouth hit and break-out debut of the year. Selected as a Book of the Year 2021 by booksellers, writers and readers: Observer Best Books of 2021Guardian Books of the YearThe i paper Books of the YearNew…
‘A heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid’ – Duffy and Son [ About the Book ] Eugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40. For decades now, they’ve been running the family hardware shop and living in good-natured bachelor harmony. But time is marching…
‘Everyone has a secret.But some are worse than you could ever imagine.’ [ About the Book ] Someone is watching her. She just doesn’t know it yet. Nell Sweeney has led an ordinary life. Every day she walks to and from the hospital where she works as a nurse, believing that no harm can befall her.…
The Homecoming by Anna Enquist (translated by Eileen J. Stevens) will be published on April 1st with Amazon Crossing. Depicting the life of Elizabeth Cook, wife of explorer James Cook, as she navigates family, love, and duty as an independent woman ahead of her time, it is described as ‘an intimate and sharply observed novel’. The Homecoming, and Karitas by…
“It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret. I had to follow the persistent, uncomfortable pull of truth, wherever it would lead me.”– Mia Döring [ About the Book ] From the outside looking in, the young life of Mia Döring seemed unremarkable, as…
The 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize will be awarded on Wednesday 23rd March I am thrilled to be bringing you all the exciting details of the upcoming Rathbones Folio Prize 2022. It is an honour to have been asked to read and review the shortlisted books on my blog over the next while so please do…
‘A new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… ‘– The Paris Apartment [ About the Book ] Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where…