Bleak but tremendously well-written. One or two sections of this very long book dragged on a little for me, but the book is written so beautufully and in such stark and shocking terms that I was, in the main, completely absorbed.
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Heather rated The shape of water: 2 stars
Heather rated The Course of Honor: 3 stars
Imperium by Robert Harris
A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the ancient Roman orator from …
Heather reviewed A fine balance by Rohinton Mistry
Set in mid-1970s India, A Fine Balance is a subtle and compelling narrative about four …
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3 stars
Heather rated untouchable: 3 stars
untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand
Untouchable is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand published in 1935. The novel established Anand as one of India's leading …
Heather rated The last queen: 3 stars
The last queen by C. W. Gortner
Spanish Princess Juana, 13, watches as her parents, King Fernando and Queen Isabel, unite Spain, vanquish Moors and marry their …
Heather rated Joy Luck Club: 2 stars
Heather rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 3 stars
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger which took place forty years ago.
Heather rated When Will There Be Good News?: 3 stars
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life …
Heather rated My Dear I Wanted to Tell You: 4 stars
Louisa Young: My Dear I Wanted to Tell You (2011, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young
A story that intertwines the lives of two very different couples during World War I follows army soldier Riley as …
Heather rated Operation Mincemeat: 3 stars
Heather rated Tea Time for the Traditionally Built: 4 stars
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable …
Heather rated Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition): 5 stars
Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Stella Gibbons
When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in …
