by Emma Kennedy — Parents, if they love you, will never fully reveal the past. No matter how much you know, you’ll never have the full, lived story.
Tag: UK
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
by Lucy Lethbridge — Vivid, informative and well written account of the lives of servants, drawn from the letters and memoirs of servants, from the 19C to today.
Under Violent Skies
by Judi Daykin — 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
by Carys Bray — The impact of climate change on one family: constant rain, unemployment and the stress of trying to live as though life was still ‘normal’.
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman — Residents in a retirement community get together to use their not-forgotten skills to solve a murder. Fun, plot twists and witty dialogue.
Mayflies
by Andrew O’Hagan — A story of male friendship, youth, mortality, music, Margaret Thatcher and other weighty matters.
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson — A voyeuristic trip to the Marshalsea Prison in the 19th century. With murder and intrigue, well written and gripping.
Sanctuary
by Celina Grace — Book 8 in the excellent Kate Redman series, Sanctuary is a credible story with interesting, well-rounded characters and a satisfying plot.
Death at the Theatre
by Celina Grace — Book 2 in the historical mystery series, Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate
You Can’t Make Old Friends
by Tom Trott — Classic noir detective fiction; a [British] homage to Chandler et al. Funny, pacy, with a great sense of place.
The Wicked Boy
by Kate Summerscale — Wonderfully researched, beautifully written account of true crime in the 19th century. Vivid depiction of the era, events and people.
Penhallow
by Georgette Heyer — A dysfunctional family of mostly unlikeable people. When one of them is finally bumped off, everyone is a suspect.
Dead South
by David Brinson — Zombie apocalypse in London. Nobody has a gun so the fight gets hand-to-hand dirty really soon. Action-packed, gripping, funny and tense.
Autumn
by David Moody — Virtually the entire population of the planet has died in less than 24 hours. For the few survivors, things are about to get much worse.
Last Light
by Alex Scarrow — Ambitious and thought-provoking novel about an apocalyptic scenario. Scary and gripping, and a powerful rallying cry for renewable energy.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
by Kate Summerscale — The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher has it all: 19th century setting, forensics, true crime, good factual writing, a gripping story…
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield — The Thirteenth Tale is mesmerizing, creepy and clever. A welcome mix of a page-turning, gripping read and fine writing. Gothic and delicious.
Expecting Emily
by Clare Dowling — A portrait of a woman contemplating her life, values and self-image, and realising her own responsibility for her life and decisions