Book of the Week: ‘The Stone Circle’
The Stone CircleElly Griffiths2019, 364 pagesMystery DCI Harry Nelson is receiving threatening letters again. They refer to a missing girl, Scarlet, a child whom Nelson couldn’t save. And the letters write about another young girl who has been missing for 30 years. Harry is told to look for a child in a stone circle. Ruth, a forensic archeologist, is also receiving letters that sound like they are from her mentor Erik. But Erik is...
Book of the Week: ‘Stardust’
StardustNeil Gaiman2012, 270 pagesFiction/Fantasy This small, radiant, adult fairy tale is truly a pearl of great price. Neil Gaiman has taken the traditional narrative of the hero’s quest, dusted it off, shined it up, and powered it with pure, straightforward and sparkling language, to create a fairy tale that can be enjoyed by anyone from teens through every age of adulthood.Tristran Thorn lives in a traditional small town named...
Book of the Week: ‘The Victory Garden’
The Victory GardenRhys Bowen2019, 353 pagesHistorical fiction It is 1918 in England and the Bryce family has lost their beloved son and brother in the Great War. His sister Emily wants to do her part and volunteer as a nurse. But her wealthy parents (her father is a judge), won’t hear of it.Emily and her mother visit the wounded men who are convalescing on an estate nearby. Emily meets an impudent red-haired Australian pilot, Robbie...
Book of the Week: ‘How to Walk Away’
How to Walk AwayKatherine Center2018, 320 pagesFiction What happens when you’ve got your life all planned out, everything is falling into place and then, in an instant, the plan totally implodes? This is the story of a young woman, Margaret, who focused and achieved, graduated business school with honors and a MBA, had advanced in her career to the dream job, was about to get engaged and start the life of her dreams, and then it all...
Book of the Week: ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’
The Travelling Cat ChroniclesHiro Arikawa2018, 277 pagesFiction Satoru Miyawaki adopts an injured stray cat and calls it Nana. He names him Nana because his tail is crooked into the shape of a seven – and seven is a lucky number. Satoru and Nana set off on a journey in his silver van to visit Satoru’s childhood friends, who all live in other parts of Japan. The story is told by Nana, the cat. Nana’s voice can be no-nonsense, funny and...
