Living off the Grid
Wildwood, by Elinor Florence Do you ever long for a simpler life? Could you live off the grid? Canadian author, Elinor Florence, explores this in […]
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Books
Book reviews by local author Liz Treacher.
Negotiating a World of Grown Ups
Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney Iread Sally Rooneyās Conversations with Friends (Faber, 2017) during a recent trip to see an Eighties band, so maybe
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History in the Attic
Major Tomās War, by Vee Walker Do you have a box of old letters written by your grandparents and stashed away in the attic? Yes?
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A Jewel from the Cairngorms
Of Stone and Sky, by Merryn Glover Highland author Merryn Gloverās second novel Of Stone and Sky, (Polygon, 2021) which won Book of the Year
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A Story of Survival
The new wilderness, by Diane Cook Looking for something original and captivating with a touch of the dystopian? The New Wilderness (Harper, 2020) by Diane
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Something sinister beneath the surface
When the dead come calling, by Helen Sedgwick Iām a big fan of Helen Sedgwickās work and really enjoyed her first two novels, The Comet
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A most intriguing library
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig Imagine if, somewhere between life and death, there is a library with shelves that go on for ever. And
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A book to lift the spirits
The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss I think we probably all have a āgo toā book that we return to when we need a
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Celebrating Mrs Shakespeare
Hamnet, by Maggie OāFarrell Maggie OāFarrell is a skilled writer, deft in expressing the joys and sorrows of family life, and no less so in
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A journey to the wild side
Bear Witness, by Mandy Haggith Bear Witness, by the Scottish writer Mandy Haggith, was published by Saraband in 2013, but there is a passion for
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