The front cover of the paperback Having said I’m not into the Crime novel genre, I appear to have read two of them back to back! But you see, when the main protagonist has the surname of Mistry (as my surname is) I felt a personal obligation. As an aside, this isn’t always the case.… Continue reading The Widows of Malabar Hill – Sujata Massey
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The Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman
I have to say straight off that I’m not normally one for reading Crime Thrillers as a genre. But this was a well-publicised book by Richard Osman, who is quite famous in the UK for other things and, well, it was in the house. Was it really that 'Gripping'? Anne read this before me, as… Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock – Imogen Hermes Gowar
A hefty hardback but a light and enjoyable read. This book had been sitting on a book shelf in our house for quite a while. Anne had read it, of course, many moons ago. She is a much more prolific reader than me. However she couldn’t remember much about it other than she had enjoyed… Continue reading The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock – Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
In a nutshell, this is a cross between Quantum Leap and Sliding Doors, with an added sprinkling of It’s a Wonderful Life. And as I enjoyed watching all of these, I really enjoyed reading this book. It’s not a plot spoiler to reveal that Nora Seed attempts to die. That is explained in the very… Continue reading The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
I thought I would start reviewing the books that I read. Partly so that I read them with a little more thought, and partly so that I read them. Because for some reason, although I love books, I don’t sit down with one very much at all. So we kick off with the middle book… Continue reading Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
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