Well written essay on the disparities between the ruling class and the people affected by their decisions. UK-focused, but relevant anywhere.
Tag: UK
The Silence Project
A gripping feminist novel of ideas about cults, power politics, female empowerment and utilitarianism: does the end really justify the means?
How We End
UK-based zombie apocalypse. Exciting, action-packed story with a group of interesting characters, and fun twists on the genre.
Shade of Violet
A bit of low fantasy, a bit of crime mystery, a lot of entertaining characters and dialogue. A fun, light – but also well written novel.
How To Kill Men and Get Away With It
Entertaining novel about a one-woman quest to redress the balance. Too many men are violent against women. They don’t all get away with it.
Inside Job
Well-written, thoughtful book on the treatment of sexual offenders in a high-security prison in Yorkshire.
The Whalebone Theatre
One of the best novels of 2022. An engrossing, moving saga following the lives of an eccentric British family from 1919 to 1945.
Free Love
Free Love is an incisive novel about a 1960s housewife who throws up her life to become a hippy, and the family she leaves behind.
The Language of Food
Vivid, beautifully written novel about a wonderful 19th century cook, Eliza Acton, with characters and scenes that leap off the page.
The Man Who Died Twice
Residents in a retirement community are back, solving murder again. More fun, plot twists and witty dialogue than ever.