Reviews
Read staff and customer reviews of books and reserve to collect from your library, or download to your device.
Foxlowe by Eleanor Wasserberg
Written by Alice Violett · Published Jun 27, 2017
Foxlowe is an evocative, absorbing page-turner of a book.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Written by Chantry Journeys reading group · Published Jun 20, 2017
A Discovery of Witches provoked lively discussion among members of the Chantry Journeys reading group
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
Written by The Borrowers Book Group · Published Jun 15, 2017
The Borrowers book group found The Penguin Lessons charming, amusing and interesting.
The Stopped Heart by Julie Myerson
Written by Alice Violett · Published Jun 8, 2017
The Stopped Heart is an eerie and resonant novel with masterfully-created characters and skilful plotting.
Gone: a girl, a violin, a life unstrung by Min Kym
Written by Alice Violett · Published May 30, 2017
Gone: a girl, a violin, a life unstrung is a well-rounded autobiography of love and loss, endings and beginnings, sadness and hope.
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Written by Chantry Journeys reading group · Published May 18, 2017
Chantry Journeys book group found I Let You Go enjoyable and unputdownable.
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Written by The Borrowers Book Group · Published May 9, 2017
The Bean Trees is "a jolly good story" which gripped The Borrowers book group.
No Baggage: a minimalist tale of love and wandering by Clara Bensen
Written by Natasha Catchpole · Published May 4, 2017
Natasha found No Baggage a refreshing and lighthearted modern travelogue
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Written by Chantry Journeys reading group · Published Apr 13, 2017
The Paying Guests is a "ripping yarn" with a likeable main character.
The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown
Written by Alice Violett · Published Mar 28, 2017
Alice found The Witchfinder's Sister a well-researched, convincing and accomplished first novel.