No 525 Secrets and Other Stories by Bernard MacLaverty (Book 3 of #20booksofsummer)
Northern Exposure is my monthly series where I look at literature from Northern Ireland. I have three books by Northern Irish writers in my 20 Books of Summer stack and the first one up is Secrets and Other Stories by Bernard MacLaverty. Secrets and Other Stories is Bernard MacLaverty’s first short story collection, originally published…
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No 526 Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters (Book 2 of #20booksofsummer)
Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters debut novel is a rich and hugely entertaining picaresque romp through the lesbian world of Victorian London. Following the literal and metaphorical journey of Nan Astley from her sheltered family life in the seaside town of Whitstable to treading the boards in the music halls of London, Tipping the Velvet…
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N0 527 A Number by Caryl Churchill (book 1 of #20booksofsummer )
20 Books of Summer is imminent!
Just a couple more days to go until 20 Books of Summer kicks off – are you in? There is still time to join in with the fiendishly difficult, but famously easy-going challenge where you pledge to read 20, 15 or 10 books from 3 June to 2 September. I can’t wait to get started.…
No 528 The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina is the second in the Alex Morrow series and it opens in a shocking fashion with a young woman returning to her dead mother’s house, only to find that she is not alone. A nightmare ensues that will engulf several families before anyone can wake up.…
Northern Exposure: Cuckoo by Linda Anderson
20 Books of Summer 2019!
No 529 The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier #DDMreadingweek
The House on the Strand would have been a surprise to me had I not recently read Du Maurier’s short story collection Don’t Look Now and Other Stories and particularly the story The Breakthrough. Given that my only previous knowledge of her work was Rebecca, I was not expecting an entertaining slice of historical science…
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