Bookshop Reviews – Archive
The Illuminations
Longlisted for the Booker prize, this thoughtful and engaging novel, Andrew O’Hagan’s fifth,...
The Well
When Ruth Ardingly and her family first drive up from London to view The Well, they are enchanted...
The Lion and the Unicorn
Another absolutely exquisite book by bookshop favourite Jane Ray, this is a collection of folk and...
Snow Sister
Every winter, when the first snow falls, Pearl makes a snow girl, a snow sister. It doesn’t bring...
A Boy Called Christmas
A joyous Christmas story! As well as being a best-selling writer for adults, Matt Haig is a gifted...
Fifteen Dogs
A quite extraordinary contemporary take on the ‘apologue’ (a moral fable with animal characters)...
A Spool of Blue Thread
The Whitshanks like to think they are special, as families do. They take great pride in their...
Liquidator
A high-octane nitro-fuelled conspiracy thriller for the 10+ age group, from the award-winning...
Some Beautiful New Hardbacks…
There’s a new trend in beautifully and imaginatively illustrated fact books for children. Here are...