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The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
I was looking forward to reading The Improbability of Love. It came highly recommended by a friend who couldn’t put it down and described it
michelle7546
Oct 24, 20162 min read


My Husband's Son by Deborah O' Connor. A book review
I was asked to review the this novel by the publisher because I wrote a very favourable review here for Apple Tree Yard. My Husband’s Son be
michelle7546
Oct 7, 20161 min read


The Girls by Emma Cline/ a review
We get to know Evie as a young girl growing up in the 70s. The granddaughter of a TV star. Sharpened by cynicism and suffering from a...
michelle7546
Sep 26, 20161 min read


This Must be the Place by Maggie O' Farrell. Book Review.
I did enjoy Maggie O Farrell’s This Must Be The Place, but I’m not sure I agree with the reviewers who have said it is her best book yet....
michelle7546
Aug 24, 20161 min read


The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney - A review
Most years I love the winner of the Bailey’s. Not the drinking competition, I mean the novel that wins the literary prize. And not the...
michelle7546
Jul 12, 20161 min read


The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon - A Review
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon is a lovely quirky novel, told predominantly through the eyes of a 10 year old girl,...
michelle7546
Jun 27, 20161 min read


Golda by Elinor Burkett/Book Review
Whilst in Goa, editing the novel I am currently working on, I read Golda, a biography of the late, great, Israeli prime minister Golda...
michelle7546
Jan 28, 20164 min read


Book Review/Apple Tree Yard
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty Recommended by Danny at WEL Books I haven’t read many books this year that I haven’t wanted to put...
michelle7546
Dec 7, 20151 min read
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