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Love Island: annoying reality TV or social experiment?
Love Island is like marmite; you either love it or you hate it. You either get addicted and never miss an episode (or record it to catch up), or you don’t even start…
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All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan
Are there borders love cannot cross? All the Rivers is a passionate story about two young people falling in love in New York City. There’s just one problem: she is Israeli and he…
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Ruby by Cynthia Bond
Ruby is a gracefully written tale of love, the power of societal structures and the strength it takes to stand against these often seemingly solid structures in the name of humanity and kindness.…
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Number 11 by Jonathan Coe
Number 11 is a well-written satire depicting today’s Britain; the differences in the lives of the rich and the poor, the politics, social media, the entertainment industry. It consists of a series of…
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The Kindness of a Tiny Stranger
As he walked up to his regular bus stop on his commute to work, Will was struck by how busy it was that Tuesday morning. There were commuters, school children and mothers with…
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Mental Health Awareness Week: what should we do?
Mental health: we don’t talk about it. At least, we don’t talk about it enough. From my own experience, throughout my 10 years in the workplace, it seemed that mental health trouble was…
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Nutshell by Ian McEwan
An extremely cleverly written story, albeit a little strange at first, the principle on which Nutshell is founded is fantastic and highly original. Just days away from being born, the unlikely narrator of…
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To Be Rich
What does it mean to be rich? Is it being able to buy a lot of kitsch? Maybe it is choosing to fly in a private jet, Or making an incomprehensible bet. Lots…
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Holding by Graham Norton
Although Graham Norton is better known as an expert television presenter and entertainer, this debut novel proves that he is a man of many talents. This story is thoughtful and gentle, easy to…
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2017: My Year in Books
From discovering new and exciting books and authors to revisiting some old favourites, the number of books I have read in 2017 is much less than I would have liked (it always is!),…
