‘The Painted Veil’ – William Somerset Maugham 1925
‘The Painted Veil’ is both a critical social commentary and deeply personal tale of self realisation. Somerset Maugham’s novel was deeply cont...
‘The House of Silk: The New Sherlock Holmes Novel’ – Anthony Horowitz 2011.
The House of Silk is a novel with three parts; a fast-paced beginning, which gives way to a section of inaction, followed by an ending which feels almost ‘...
‘A Game of Thrones – Book One – A Song of Ice and Fire’ – George R.R. Martin 1996.
I have jumped on the ‘Game of Thrones‘ bandwagon very late for someone who considers herself an avid fantasy reader (Especially considering it has b...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ – Margaret Atwood 1985.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale‘ was a bit of a disappointment for me. I came across the title in a list of the best dystopian novels and I thought the p...
‘Women of Letters- Reviving the Lost Art of Correspondence’ – Curated by Marieke Hardy & Michaela McGuire 2011.
This book is all about reviving the art of writing letters, the art of sharing stories in more than 140 characters, perhaps even the art of living and appreciat...
‘The Day of the Triffids’- John Wyndham 1951
This book was a purchase from a quaint little second-hand bookshop in Yungaburra, whilst on holiday in North Queensland. I thought this novel would be similar t...
‘Revolutionary Road’ – Richard Yates 1961.
Richard Yates must have had some truly destructive relationships in his life. No one could write with such melancholy about the disintegration of relationships ...
‘Deadline’- Mira Grant 2011.
‘Deadline’ is the second novel in the ‘Newsflesh Trilogy‘ of zombie novels by Mira Grant, and if you haven’t already read ‘F...
‘John Dies at the End’ – David Wong 2011.
This book was an odd choice for me, a whim really. It was mentioned in passing and the title intrigued me. Would I enjoy reading a book where the (presumed) mai...
‘The Great Gatsby’- F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925.
‘The Great Gatsby‘ is often referred to as a ‘Great American Novel‘, yet initially after reading it I was still not quite sure I underst...