Amazing. What can I say that will do justice to this classic other than, “Why didn’t I read this years ago?”. Of course I watched Dickens’ The Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist movies many times as a child, but this is the first Dicken’s novel I’ve actually read – a travesty I know, off with my head!
BOOK RATING: The Story 4 / 5 ; The Writing 5 / 5 BOOK REVIEW: Powerful. Don’t let the lack of words used (only 168 pages) fool you – Nemirovsky delivers a powerful message through the telling of this story….
The Unicorn Road Synopsis An old Englishman sits by a harbour in Spain, hoping each day to hear what might have happened to the son he last saw as a child, many years before. He cannot die in peace until…
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is the bestselling, iconic love story that moved a generation of readers. Read my review. The Time Traveler’s Wife Book Synopsis This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have…
Suite Francaise Synopsis In 1941, Irene Nemirovsky sat down to write a book that would convey the magnitude of what she was living through by evoking the domestic lives and personal trials of the ordinary citizens of France. Nemirovsky’s death…
BOOK REVIEW : Now I know this won the Booker Prize and it received rave reviews, but I was really disappointed by it – perhaps I’d expected too much. It was as many said, compelling, emotive and deeply complex, but…
BOOK REVIEW : In Specimen Days Michael Cunningham has created a masterpiece. Okay, I’ll admit I just love novels and movies with multiple stories all woven together, the ones that really make you think. The story framework is similar to one…
