ALL BOOK REVIEWS SUMMARY
2024
'AN OFFICER AND A SPY' by ROBERT HARRIS (APRIL) -
'LONG ROAD FROM JARROW' by STUART MACONIE (MARCH) - recommended as a good read
'MISSING IN SHANGHAI' by JEAN HARROD (FEBRUARY) - recommended as a good read
'DAUGHTER OF TIME' by JOSEPHINE TEY (JANUARY) - recommended as a good read
2023
'MARPLE' by VARIOUS AUTHORS (DECEMBER) - not recommended
'PARALLEL LIVES' by PHYLLIS ROSE (NOVEMBER) - An academic read
'THE LOVE SONG OF MISS QUEENIE HENNESSEY' by RACHEL JOYCE (OCTOBER) - Mixed Reviews - you will love it or hate it
'FALL - THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL' by JOHN PRESTON (SEPTEMBER) - recommended as a good read
'THE SUNDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB' by Alexander McCall-Smith (AUGUST) - recommended as a good undemanding holiday read
'THE LIFE OF AN MP' by JESS PHILLIPS (JULY) - recommended
'THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES' by ELIF SHAFAK (JUNE) - recommended as a really good read
'STEP BY STEP' BY SIMON REEVE (MAY) - recommended
‘COLD COMFORT FARM’ BY STELLA GIBBONS (APRIL) - recommended as a very good read
'INVISIBLE WOMEN: EXPOSING DATA BIAS IN A WORLD DESIGNED FOR MEN’ by CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ OBE (MARCH) - an interesting read
'SONGBIRDS’ by CHRISTY LEFETERI (FEBRUARY) -recommended
'DAUGHTER OF EMPIRE' BY LADY PAMELA HICKS (JANUARY) - recommended
2022
'A REDBIRD CHRISTMAS' BY FANNIE FLAGG (DECEMBER) - mixed reviews
'THE MIDNIGHT LINE' BY LEE CHILD (NOVEMBER) - a good entertaining 'holiday' read.
'THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID' BY BILL BRYSON (OCTOBER) - recommended as an entertaining read.
'A DAY LIKE THIS' BY KELLEY McNEIL (SEPTEMBER) - recommended but requires concentration.
OUR MAN FROM HAVANA BY GRAHAM GREENE (AUGUST) - All the members enjoyed this book and would recommend it as a good read.
MISS AUSTEN BY GILL HORNBY (JULY) - The group gave this mixed reviews but overall felt that the book was worth reading.
THE MAN WHO FORGOT HIS WIFE BY JOHN O'FARRELL (JUNE) - The group enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it as a good read.
HAMNET BY MAGGIE O'FARRELL (MAY) - The group thought this was beautifully written and it is recommended as very good read.
CARRYING ALBERT HOME BY HOMER HICKHAM (APRIL) - The group gave this mixed reviews but overall felt it was worth a try.
BETWEEN THE STOPS BY SANDI TOKSVIG (MARCH) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
THE GIVER OF STARS BY JOJO MOYES (FEBRUARY) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL BY ASNE SEIERSTAD (JANUARY) - The group would recommend this as a worthwhile and interesting read.
2021
THE BROKEN GROUND BY VAL McDERMID (DECEMBER) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY BY MARY ANN SHAFFER AND ANNIE BARROWS (NOVEMBER) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
THERE’S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET BY ROYD TOLKIEN (OCTOBER) - The Group would not recommend this as a good read.
THE CROSSING PLACES BY ELLY GRIFFITHS (SEPTEMBER) - The Group would recommend this as a very good read.
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY BY RACHEL JOYCE (AUGUST) - The group would highly recommend this book as a very good read.
BUY ME THE SKY’ BY XINRAN (JULY) - The group would recommend this as a worthwhile read.
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB BY RICHARD OSMAN (JUNE) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
THE SALT PATH BY RAYNOR WINN (MAY) - The group would recommend it as a worthwhile read.
MAISIE DOBBS BY JACQUELINE WINSPEAR (APRIL) - The group would recommend this as a good read.
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