Book of the Week: ‘Turtles All the Way Down’
Turtles All the Way Down John Green 2017, 286 pages Young AdultIn this novel, the main character, Aza, struggles to handle her obsessive compulsive disorder while leading a somewhat normal life. Juggling life, school and friends as a teenager is never easy, especially when it feels like a never-ending spiral, which in Aza’s head it is. However, a twist gets thrown her way when a local billionaire goes missing once the police come...
Book of the Week: ‘Glass Houses’
Glass HousesLouise Penny2017, 400 pagesMystery Louise Penny has written another wonderful mystery set in Three Pines.A figure in a black cloak appears on a cold November day on the green in a quiet village in Canada. The person’s face cannot be seen. Is it a man or a woman? And why do they stand there all day long? What at first looks like a joke soon seems threatening to people. Chief Superintendent Gamache speaks to the person, but...
Book of the Week: ‘The Baker’s Secret’
The Baker’s Secret Stephen Kiernan 2017, 309 pages Fiction During World War II in a small village in Normandy, Emmanuelle (Emma) the baker wakes every morning to bake bread for the German occupying force. Emma’s secret is that she’s found a way to stretch the batter of the loaves. This way she can bake 14 loaves instead of 12, and give the other two to the starving people. She thinks of clever ways to help the others in her village,...
Book of the Week: ‘Mr Campion’s Fault’
Mr Campion’s Fault Mike Ripley 2016, 243 pages Fiction – Mystery Albert Campion has retired from detecting, he says. But he can’t seem to stop looking into mysteries. His son Rupert and daughter-in-law Perdita travel north to Yorkshire to help at a boys’ boarding school. Rupert is to coach the rugby team and Perdita will teach English and direct a musical of Dr. Faustus. There has been some strange happenings in the area. The senior...
Book of the Week: ‘Blood Sweep’
Blood SweepSteven F. Havill2015, 306 pagesMystery County sheriff Bobby Torrez is out antelope hunting when someone shoots at him and explodes the telescopic sight on his rifle. Was it a warning, or did the shooter intend to kill Bobby?Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman has more worries on her mind. Her 15-year-old son Francisco is now an internationally known concert pianist and in Mazatlán for a concert series. Estelle is concerned...
