The tone of the voice in Just Like Tomorrow is younger than Dreams from the Endz but no worse for that. The story is similar with it being ...

There are some books that echo in your mind because they retread paths taken by others. So it is with Papillion and a bit of Heart of Darkne...

As she weaves in and out of blind dates, failed moments of love with deported immigrants and into a more secure job Ahleme puts her own drea...

In a rush I picked up the second novel By Faiza Guene rather than her first Just Like Tomorrow . It doesn’t matter too much because the stor...

It is not often that the blog becomes a platform for moaning but having gone to the library there was something I had to get off my chest. M...

The kids are really enjoying taking part in the summer reading challenge at the Library this year. Quest Seekers is the theme as you go thro...

For the past couple of years the kids have taken part in the summer reading challenge at the library. Last year was a sport theme with Team ...

Going from Cats Cradle onto Breakfast of Champions this is a book that quickly reminds you of Slaughterhouse 5 in a much more direct than...

The writing takes an almost autobiographical turn as Sinclair starts to unravel the stories of some of those around him. As a result it beco...

Although this book in some respects is showing its age, an irony for something that is so good at charting history, what nails it to the 199...

Lights Out for the Territory is not an easy read. That is not to say it’s difficult because of language and story. It is simply a challenge...

Just as life in the hot but bearable drowned world of London becomes stable and Kernans for now has put his desire to embrace the return to ...

My niece is very active in St Johns Ambulance which do a great job teaching young and old alike how to save lives. This is a leather bookmar...

The tension builds up over the question of whether or not the main character Kernans will depart as the rest of the soldiers and scientists ...

Having read Kate Pullinger's book The Mistress of Nothing charting the story of Lucie Duff Gordon and her main Sally across Egypt Kate ...