A mega change from The Couple Next Door which I read earlier this year... a big YAY from me, great for thriller seekers where you will be kept guessing until the end!
THE END OF HER – SHARI LAPENA
Month: January 2022
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS – LIANE MORIARTY
A sadly annoying, disjointed novel from Liane Moriarty - keep your expectations low compared to what I did after the success of Big Little Lites
BURNT SUGAR – AVNI DOSHI
A hard slog of a novel full of implicit meaning and a dark storyline of a spiteful relationship between mother and daughter.
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK – NORA EPHRON
A witty read by the late Nora Ephron, a successful New York based journalist who reveals her experiences of being a woman which some of us are perhaps a bit too afraid (and ashamed?) to admit. So what if we feel bad about our necks?
WHO THEY WAS – GABRIEL KRAUZE
A gripping piece of autofiction from the very first page. Prepare to squirm in your seat as Krauze details his own experiences from being in a London gang, and how he got out (just)...
HAPPY SEXY MILLIONAIRE – STEVEN BARTLETT
A motivational self-help memoir by Dragons' Den's new addition, Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary of a CEO podcast and the Founder and former CEO of the successful Social Chain group
KLARA AND THE SUN – KAZUO ISHIGURO
Part literary, part sci-fi, part dystopian - Ishiguro's novel for 2021 explores the meaning of life and what it actually means to be human as told through robot Klara's eyes. Do we really live mundane lives?
THE GIFT OF SCENT – GOD IS A WOMAN, ARIANA GRANDE
The gift of scent is unique to everyone. God is a Woman is the perfect blend of floral and fruity - and the perfect gift for a loved one or friend
SILVERVIEW – JOHN LE CARRÉ
A confusing novel by the late John Le Carré - espionage, thriller, mystery and suspense. Can someone please tell me what I've missed - what is the actual story?!
ATONEMENT – IAN McEWAN
A beautiful, yet tragically flawed story for Ian McEwan's characters, as thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis spends a lifetime trying to atone for her foolish actions, all from a misunderstanding from a family dinner that ruins the lives of many...
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