Review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Jan 28, 2021 | Review

I have read a lot of self-help and motivational books over the years but Untamed has got to be the one that hit home the most. I am normally very precious over my books, wanting to keep them in pristine condition, but I found myself reaching for the maker pen and...
Books We Need for 2021

Books We Need for 2021

Jan 3, 2021 | Recommendations

After the tumultuous events of last year our bookseller Paul takes a look at some of the books we should be reading in 2021   I doubt there are many who aren’t glad to see the back of 2020, and I suspect also that many of us will be struggling to summon up...
Review: The Night I Met Father Christmas

Review: The Night I Met Father Christmas

Dec 13, 2020 | Review

“His eyes twinkled with kindness, and I felt a wave of happiness lift me like a toy in a bathtub. All my doubts were gone. Father Christmas was real, and here he was, in my very own house.” The Night I met Father Christmas is reviewed by our bookseller...
Review: Autumn by Ali Smith

Review: Autumn by Ali Smith

Aug 13, 2020 | Review

“…there is a devastating beauty in the ending that leaves a glimmer of hope in your heart and a tear on your cheek.”   As usual, Smith provides us with an exceptional story of human relationships delicately handled and greater than the sum of...
Review: Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy

Review: Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy

Aug 10, 2020 | Review

“…eventually the rain must come and we will all know the truth.”   Exciting, unsettling and drenched in barbarity the reader becomes the hardened ground the summer of ‘76 endured. In this fascinating debut novel, McKnight Hardy provides us with...