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Penny Baps by Kevin Doherty – Review
By Richard Mansfield This is a strong debut novel from an author who locates the narrative in his own backyard, ... -
Erringby by Gill Darling – Review
By Helen Johnston Normally I have to like at least one of the main characters in a novel for it ... -
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller – Review
By Sophie Macintyre With a title like that, I knew I was in for a story about Greek gods and ... -
The Key to Fear by Kristin Cast – Review
By Emma Stamp The first book in a new series by author Kristin Cast, The Key to Fear is directed ... -
Holding Her Breath by Eimear Ryan – Review
By Emma Stamp When Beth Crowe starts university in Dublin, she is shadowed by the ghost of her potential as ... -
China by Edward Rutherfurd – Review
By Sandra Callard The book is huge, heavy and unwieldy. It has no illustrations and the print is relatively small. ... -
Valhalla by Alan Robert Clark – Review
By Sandra Callard Alan Robert Clark’s biography-cum-novel centres on Mary of Teck, who became the wife of King George V ... -
The Woodcock by Richard Smyth – Review
By Sandra Callard A sensitive and beautifully written tale set in a 1920’s England that is still recovering from the ... -
Without Prejudice by Nicola Williams – Review
By Helen Johnston Black authors matter is the premise behind a new collection of novels curated by Booker prize winner ... -
Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent – Review
By Sandra Callard Liz Nugent’s latest book brings forward a barrage of unpleasant characters who hit the senses with a ... -
Queens of the Abyss, edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By Sarah Morgan When it comes to 19th and early 20th century stories with a supernatural bent, it’s relatively easy ... -
A Burning by Megha Majumdar – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is a brisk and brutal novel about corruption and human culpability. Set in contemporary India, it ...