what I'm currently reading
Mukiwa. A White Boy in Africa
Peter Godwin
Peter Godwin has written a compelling memoir of growing up in Rhodesia in the 1960’s during the last years of white rule. Beautifully written and powerfully evoked. I can highly recommend this.
Mr Rosenblum's List
Natasha Solomon
A delightful, humorous and poignant read. This book got a big ‘yes’ from me.
The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers
A beautifully written and haunting account of two young soldiers' bid to stay alive during their tour of duty in Iraq. Deeply affecting.
Not Me
Michael Lavigne
In this novel, ‘the truth’ for one man – Michael Rosenheim – is tipped on its head. A captivating tale, NOT ME challenges society’s traditional definitions of good and evil, and leaves the reader grappling with moral uncertainties.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce
I found myself looking at the world with a different eye by the end of Harold's journey. A must read!
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
An unsettling thriller that had me hooked from the opening line.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer
An epistolary novel set in 1946, following the end of the German occupation of Guernsey. A charming and uplifting read celebrating the power of the written word and the ability of the human spirit to rise above adversity.