Introspective, melancholy but ultimately uplifting exploration of the human condition after the apocalypse.
The Truth Machine
More relevant than ever. Imagine if we could wipe out Fake News and lying, scumbag politicians thanks to a reliable lie detector?
Mary Elizabeth Braddon – The Queen of Victorian sensation fiction
Best known for her sensationalist novels, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (née Maxwell) published more than 80 wonderful novels between1860 and 1910.
Servants
Vivid, informative and well written account of the lives of servants, drawn from the letters and memoirs of servants, from the 19C to today.
The Exiles
A well-written, well-researched and gripping story about female convicts shipped to Australia in the mid 19th century
The Searcher
American ex-cop in the Irish countryside. Intelligent and well written, it debunks the tourist-brochure stereotypes. A cracking good read.
Under Violent Skies
Police procedural. Set in ‘Escape to the Country’ territory, but there’s nothing twee here. Racism, sexism, human trafficking, murder…
When the Lights Go Out
The impact of climate change on one family: constant rain, unemployment and the stress of trying to live as though life was still ‘normal’.
Skeltons’s Guide to Domestic Poisons
A delightful book, an absolute treat. Detective novel in the cosy/classic style set in the 1920s, but with a modern pace. Quirky and funny.
Where the Edge Is
where the edge is is about the events surrounding a bus that falls into a sinkhole early one morning in a small town in Ireland. But the bus crash itself is almost incidental: it is the backstories, relationships and interactions