A touching and honest story of a woman navigating the world, unable to reveal her true self to the people she loves the most. Our protagonist (who I don’t think is ever named) is living with her first serious girlfriend in New York but finds herself unable to control her longings and obsessions for …
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Ghosts is the first novel from popular journalist and broadcaster Dolly Alderton and is the follow up to the bestselling memoir Everything I Know About Love. Nina is a 30-something Londoner with a successful career and not-so-successful personal life. With a nudge from well-meaning friend Lola, she decides to try dating apps and, …
Henry Applebee has lived a long, eventful life. But his fondest memories are of the woman he met when he left the army; he fell in love in Blackpool and then lost touch, regretting it ever since. And so, one December morning, he boards a train from London to Edinburgh, determined to find the woman …
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Matt Haig’s magical fourth book for adults is a rare and timely treat – brutally honest and excruciatingly sad, while also being one of the most uplifting books I’ve read this year. Quite the achievement! Nora wants to die. Her life hasn’t gone the way she had hoped it would and she’s quite frankly …
Rebecca is a happy childfree woman whose world is turned upside down one Friday night when her husband’s ex-girlfriend Cara appears at her door, 4-year old daughter in tow. Rebecca’s husband is the child’s father, that much is clear from the uncanny resemblance, but why has Cara suddenly decided he gets to be a part …
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin The much-anticipated sequel to the stunning ‘PS, I Love You’, Cecilia Ahern returns to Holly and her family 7 years later. Holly has moved on. Well, as much as anyone ever can after losing their husband to cancer when he was only 30 years old. After Gerry died, he sent …
This is a book that is much bigger than its 210 pages; it’s full of thought-provoking and life-affirming tidbits as well as being wonderfully written. Our narrator is visiting an old friend who has terminal cancer and whilst this is central to the plot, it is (in my opinion) not what the book is about. …
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Eudora Honeysett is a heartwarming story about an elderly woman who wishes to die on her own terms. She befriends young Rose who moves in next door and their friendship (as well as that of Stanley, an older gentleman who also lives nearby) impacts everyone’s lives. There are some triggers in this book; see below …
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Convenience Store Woman is a short but sweet tale of a 36-year-old woman who found her life’s purpose at the age of 18 when she got a job in the local supermarket. Unlike the outside world, the convenience store has a set of expected and accepted rules which Keiko, our heroine, can follow to enable …
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In a sleepy village just outside London, a group of octogenarians with a penchant for detective work find their latest victim much closer to home. When the owner of their retirement village is found dead at his lavish residence, the Thursday Murder Club are on the case, manipulating the police and gathering information by ever …
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